Hong Kong, which suspects that imported hamsters may have spread Covid-19 to humans, ordered the culling of thousands of the small mammals, closed shops selling them and sent more than 100 pet shop visitors into quarantine camp as part of its increasingly fervent quest to eliminate the virus.
About 2,000 small animals, including hamsters, chinchillas and rabbits, will be culled while importation of such creatures has been suspended. While animals can contract the coronavirus from humans, there hasn’t been much clear evidence that transmission goes the other way. Most infected animals that have been studied have low viral loads, making it difficult to pass on the pathogen. Cases of humans getting infected after contact with an infected domestic animal are rare.
Hong Kong’s hamster cull is the latest intensification of its Covid-19 curbs after bars, gyms and cinemas were closed earlier this month to slow Omicron’s spread. Authorities have also banned flights from eight countries, on top of mandating 21 days in hotel isolation for most incoming travellers. While the move may seem shocking, it could be wise, said Klaus Osterrieder, dean of the college of veterinary medicine and chair of virology at City University of Hong Kong.
While some scientists believe the virus came from a wild animal, either directly from a bat or through an intermediate host like a civet cat or a raccoon dog, domesticated and zoo animals haven’t been implicated in the virus’s spread.
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