Coronavirus Kills Over 300,000 Cats in Cyprus Island
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In a blog post, he added that this is the 'first major outbreak ever reported. A second outbreak is also thought to be affecting cat populations around Lebanon, Israel and Turkey.
"The only way to stop the disease is with medical treatment".
Two treatment options are being considered, a drug called remdesivir, which is used for Covid-19 and is closely related to GS-441524, and molnupiravir, an antiviral drug used to treat the disease in humans.
Remdesivir is approved for use in animals in the UK and for import into Cyprus, but its cost, between £2,500 and £6,000 for a cat weighing between 3 kg and 4 kg, led the government to consider a second option.
It was estimated that molnupiravir would cost around £170 per animal, but an application from a veterinary association to authorize its use in cats was rejected in May, as the government argued that human drugs could not be imported into the country for veterinary treatment.
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