A sneezing ferret has tested positive
for COVID in Florida, federal authorities say
Posted By: NorthernDog, 9/25/2021 9:00:18 AM
MIAMI - A ferret has tested positive for COVID-19 in Florida, federal officials announced Friday. This is the first ferret to test positive for COVID-19 in the United States, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture news release. A ferret in the European nation of Slovenia previously tested positive for the virus. USDA officials said samples from the Florida ferret were tested after the animal showed symptoms that included sneezing and coughing. Officials believe the ferret acquired the infection from a person with COVID-19. The small mustelids are commonly kept as pets. Officials didn’t say where in Florida the infected
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I'm more worried about a Federal government that would actually be testing ferrets for COVID than I worry about the disease itself.