Experts from the University of Tennessee have reported that antibodies to the SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain have been found in blood samples from domestic cats in the United States. United, collected long before the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, writes the newspaper Izvestia. p>
According to scientists, this can only be explained by the fact that the animals have come in contact with another virus, whose spike protein is so similar to a similar protein from the causative agent of COVID-19 that it causes the release of cross-reacting antibodies in the body.
Scientists have noted that a potentially dangerous virus for humans is currently circulating in the American cat population.
In Russia, no such virus has been detected in domestic animals, according to national experts interviewed.
Previously, WHO CEO Tedros Ghebreyesus expressed the opinion that the global community can end the coronavirus pandemic as soon as possible. like next year.
In a column for the release, he noted that this requires all countries to meet the global target by mid-2022 & mdash; & nbsp; vaccinate 70% of the world's population.