Coverage dated July 18, 2023

COVID-19 mutation caused far fewer cat deaths than claimed, Cyprus veterinary leader says

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The head of Cyprus’ veterinarians’ association has dismissed as groundless claims that a lethal mutation of the COVID-19 virus has taken the lives of some 300,000 cats, saying they misleadingly depicted the small island nation abroad as a “feline cemetery.

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  1. KOB 4

    COVID-19 mutation caused far fewer cat deaths than claimed, Cyprus veterinary leader says (opens KOB 4)

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    The head of Cyprus’ veterinarians’ association has dismissed as groundless claims that a lethal mutation of the COVID-19 virus has taken the lives of some 300,000 cats, saying they misleadingly depicted the small island nation abroad as a “feline cemetery.

  2. Fox News

    COVID-19 mutation in Cyprus did not cause 300,000 cat deaths despite claims, veterinary association says (opens Fox News)

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    A Cyprus veterinary association is debunking claims that a lethal feline version of the coronavirus, Feline Infectious Peritonitis, caused 300,000 cat deaths.

  3. KOB 4

    A feline virus mutation in Cyprus caused far fewer cat deaths than claimed, veterinary leader says (opens KOB 4)

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    The head of the Cyprus veterinarians association says that claims that a local mutation of a feline virus has killed as many as 300,000 cats on the island are a big exaggeration. The director of the Pancyprian Veterinary Association, Nektaria Ioannou Arsenoglou, said the group’s survey of 35 veterin…

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