Thousands Of Felines Die In Cyprus As Vets Turn To Human Drug For Treatment

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Sick cats in Cyprus are being given human Covid-19 drugs in an effort to stamp out a lethal feline coronavirus, offering hope of saving the island’s famous feline population from a virus that has already killed thousands of animals and shows little sign of stopping.

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Vets began rolling out molnupiravir, an anti-Covid drug marketed as Lagevrio, to Cypriot cats on Tuesday, a day that serendipitously coincided with International Cat Day.

Experts hope the drug, which was originally…

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News Source: www.forbes.com


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