Topic: Zoonotic Transmission

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86: Pox Luck
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86: Pox Luck

Human-to-Dog Monkeypox Transmission in France

The Lancet medical journal published a case study from France detailing the first suspected human-to-dog transmission of monkeypox. Two men living in the same household reportedly passed the virus to their Italian Greyhound, which developed lesions after "co-sleeping" with the owners. The hosts question the narrative shift from the virus being primarily spread among men who have sex with men to it affecting pets and children.