Posted on Mar 19, 2023
Raccoon dogs may have been linked to the pandemic. What are they?
221
15
3
8
8
0
https://www.npr.org/2023/03/18/ [login to see] /raccoon-dogs-coronavirus-wuhan-market
The World Health Organization is asking Chinese officials to release data that may show a link between raccoon dogs and the coronavirus. That left many wondering — what is a raccoon dog, anyway?
First, here's why we're talking about them. They were being sold at a seafood and meat market in Wuhan, China, where researchers found evidence of the coronavirus in January 2020. Data that was briefly posted on, and then removed from, an international database appeared to show that genetic material from raccoon dogs showed up in the same swabs as the virus that causes COVID, implying the animals could've been an initial host.
The World Health Organization is asking Chinese officials to release data that may show a link between raccoon dogs and the coronavirus. That left many wondering — what is a raccoon dog, anyway?
First, here's why we're talking about them. They were being sold at a seafood and meat market in Wuhan, China, where researchers found evidence of the coronavirus in January 2020. Data that was briefly posted on, and then removed from, an international database appeared to show that genetic material from raccoon dogs showed up in the same swabs as the virus that causes COVID, implying the animals could've been an initial host.
Raccoon dogs may have been linked to the pandemic. What are they?
Posted from npr.org
Wildlife
China
Medical
Health
Posted >1 y ago
Responses: 3
2
2
0
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
(2)
(0)
2
2
0
Lt Col Charlie Brown First time I ever heard of a raccoon dog. Learn something new every day.
(2)
(0)
1
1
0
In simple terms, they're a wild dog whose face looks like a raccoon's. In slightly more scientific terms, raccoon dogs are a member of the canid family with fur markings and head shapes similar to those of raccoons.
--------------------------------------------
And this is what comes of breeding animals like this for food
--------------------------------------------
And this is what comes of breeding animals like this for food
(1)
(0)
Read This Next
Continue with Facebook 
Continue with Google