August 16, 2022: An Italian greyhound owned by a gay couple has been infected with monkeypox in the first reported case passed from a human to their pet.
Couple said that they noticed pustules on their dog's stomach. A PCR test later confirmed the pooch had contracted the virus.
The animal had shared a bed with the two men and had licked at least one of them before licking itself, according to the Lancet Medical Journal.
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An Italian greyhound owned by a gay couple has been infected with monkeypox
August 16, 2022: An Italian greyhound owned by a gay couple has been infected with monkeypox in the first reported case passed from a human to their pet.
Couple said that they noticed pustules on their dog's stomach. A PCR test later confirmed the pooch had contracted the virus.
The animal had shared a bed with the two men and had licked at least one of them before licking itself, according to the Lancet Medical Journal.