A giant poodle first positive in Spain of British variant in a dog

A 14-year-old giant poodle has become the first positive dog in Spain of the British variant. The animal is asymptomatic but has tested positive and given the viral load it contained, the virus has been sequenced. In this way it has been known that it was one of the most dangerous variants that exists, the British one, with an even greater contagion capacity than the conventional one. The alarms have sounded, but this discovery has also served to measure the impact of the coronavirus on pets.First positive in Spain of the British variant in a dogPets are also exposed to the coronavirus. Negrito was the first pet, in that case, a black cat to test positive for this virus. The animal was 4 years old and it is the case that its owner had died as a result of this virus. Negrito was euthanized for a serious pathology that was detected in his heart, before he was tested for the coronavirus and thus became the first companion animal to have contracted the virus in 2020. The 14-year-old giant poodle was in contact with a positive. Despite being asymptomatic, the test was performed, the nasal and anal isotope were positive. The dog had coronavirus, but was asymptomatic, did not present any symptoms, despite his advanced age he was in perfect condition. The professionals proceeded to isolate the virus to determine which variant had infected the animal. This dog was the first to present the 9 mutations that indicate that it is the British variant B.1.1.7. Since Negrito was the first pet to test positive in our country, a project has been started to measure the impact of the coronavirus on animals.The study is entitled Study of the potential impact of Covid-19 on pets and lynxes. Developed by the Carlos III Health Institute, the University of Castilla la Mancha, the University of Córdoba, and the Complutense Veterinary College and Hospital participate in it.The health surveillance carried out by this project means that each positive is analyzed to determine the variant that it affects you and the way it affects the animal and its environment. The variant of this giant poodle is affecting pets in other parts of the world. It is related to the appearance of cardiomyopathies in dogs and cats in the United Kingdom.