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Hamsters can transmit Covid to humans, data suggests
Research confirms a pet shop was the likely source of the recent Delta variant outbreak in Hong Kong
Pet hamsters can transmit Covid to humans and are the likely source of a recent outbreak of the Delta variant in Hong Kong, data suggests.
The research confirms fears that a pet shop was the source of a recent Covid outbreak in the city, which has seen at least 50 people infected and led to the culling of more than 2,200 hamsters.