Veterinarians are Tracking the Potential for COVID-19 Infection in Companion Animals. Here’s How You Can Help.

Guest post by Ingrid R. Niesman, MS PhD

As COVID-19 continues to spread globally among humans, veterinarians are starting to track COVID in animals as well.

Epidemiologists are our front-line defense

Two new epidemiological studies are designed to investigate the potential for COVID-19 infection in companion animals.

Dr. Jonathan Runstadler, DVM, Ph.D., a lead investigator at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, tracks animal infections, including COVID-19.

“Our lab ...