Greyhound Racing Victoria (GRV) said greyhounds in Geelong have contracted canine coronavirus – a type that is not fatal and not transferable to humans.
Cases of canine coronavirus have been recorded in dogs since the 1970s and present in Australia for a number of years. Infected dogs suffer with gastroenteritis-type symptoms including vomiting and diarrhoea. It is not linked to the current outbreak of Covid-19 which originated in China.
All greyhounds that arrive in the state of Victoria are to be put into isolation to keep the virus from spreading between animals, GRV said. It hopes the move will protect the health and welfare of the dogs impacted and those at risk of infection.
The property where the infected greyhounds were living has reportedly been temporarily shutdown following the outbreak. GRV chief executive Alan Clayton told Australian news outlet 9News: ‘Although the virus is currently isolated to one property only, we have taken these steps to ensure the welfare of the dogs as well as the maintenance of the racing fields.’
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