2023-08-10 13:01:17
Cat plague in Cyprus sees light. (Photo/Dazhi/Associated Press)
The European island country of Cyprus (Cyprus) is a well-known “cat island” in the Mediterranean Sea. However, since January this year, the outbreak of “cat plague”, which is also the outbreak of feline coronavirus, is estimated to have killed 300,000 cats so far. It has spread to other countries, and now the good news is that veterinary institutions have received the first batch of oral drugs that can be used to treat this wave of feline plague.
There are as many as 1 million cats on the island of Cyprus. (Photo/Dazhi/Associated Press)
The “Guardian” reported that the Cyprus Ministry of Health began to use human new crown drugs to treat infected cats on the day of “International Cat Day” on August 8, and veterinary institutions also confirmed that they had received the first batch of anti-new crown drugs. The report also quoted Christodoulos Pipis, director of the government’s veterinary services, as saying that 500 boxes of medicines have been counted, and a total of 80,000 pills are available to treat this wave of cat coronavirus infections.
According to statistics, there are 1.5 million cats in Cyprus. The number of cats is more than that of residents. It is also the oldest known birthplace of domestic cats. It attracts many cat-loving tourists every year. However, “Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP)” (Feline infectious peritonitis, FIP) caused by coronavirus broke out in the local area. The epidemic spread to the whole island in just 3 to 4 months. The cat island in the past has now become the “island of dead cats”. More than 300,000 cats are known to have died locally, and there is evidence that the outbreak has spread to Turkey, Lebanon and Israel.
Veterinarians pointed out that although the virus will not be transmitted to humans, it is highly contagious among cats. Symptoms of FIP infection in cats include fever, abnormal abdominal swelling, decreased physical strength, and increased hostility. It usually affects young cats and will not infect humans. .
It is reported that feline coronavirus appeared in the 1960s and spread through contact with the feces of infected cats. In the past, collective infections were generally only found in catterys. Although “cat plague” has previously occurred in the United Kingdom, the United States, Greece and Taiwan, it is worth noting Surprisingly, feline coronavirus has nothing to do with the new coronavirus, and there is no risk of infecting humans, but the new coronavirus oral drug “Molnupiravir” (Molnupiravir) developed by Merck in the United States has been proven to be useful in the treatment of “cat infection.” peritonitis”.
Cyprus approves “coronavirus drug” to save cats. (Picture / Reposted from Twitter)
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