New study suggests stray dogs eating bats caused coronavirus - can dogs carry the virus?
By Rhona Shennan
Wednesday, 15th April 2020, 3:46 pm
Can dogs pass on the coronavirus? (Photo: Shutterstock)
As coronavirus continues to spread, we are beginning to learn more about the virus and where it came from.
A new study has been published claiming the virus was transmitted to humans after stray dogs ate infected bats.
According to the study, the dogs would have acted as intermediate hosts between bats and humans
Did the coronavirus come from dogs?
Professor Xuhua Xia, from the University of Ottawa’s biology department, has published a study indicating that coronavirus was likely transmitted to humans via stray dogs.
According to the research, stray dogs could have been the intermediate host that bridged the gap between coronavirus-infected bats and humans.
If a stray dog ate the meat of a coronavirus-infected bat, it could evolve in the dog’s intestines before moving onto humans, according to the study
By Rhona Shennan
Wednesday, 15th April 2020, 3:46 pm
Can dogs pass on the coronavirus? (Photo: Shutterstock)
As coronavirus continues to spread, we are beginning to learn more about the virus and where it came from.
A new study has been published claiming the virus was transmitted to humans after stray dogs ate infected bats.
According to the study, the dogs would have acted as intermediate hosts between bats and humans
Did the coronavirus come from dogs?
Professor Xuhua Xia, from the University of Ottawa’s biology department, has published a study indicating that coronavirus was likely transmitted to humans via stray dogs.
According to the research, stray dogs could have been the intermediate host that bridged the gap between coronavirus-infected bats and humans.
If a stray dog ate the meat of a coronavirus-infected bat, it could evolve in the dog’s intestines before moving onto humans, according to the study




