NPR: hamsters https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=650607805 hamsters en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Wed, 07 May 2025 00:26:36 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: hamsters https://www.npr.org/tags/650607805/hamsters How many animal species have caught COVID? First global tracker has (partial) answers Just as human counts are incomplete, so are animal counts. But the first worldwide compilation of animal cases is a start at understanding the extent of human-to-animal transmission, scientists say. Fri, 05 Aug 2022 10:45:56 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/08/05/1114357154/how-many-animal-species-have-caught-covid-first-global-tracker-has-partial-answe https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/08/05/1114357154/how-many-animal-species-have-caught-covid-first-global-tracker-has-partial-answe COVID data tracking dashboard rendered by Complexity Science Hub Vienna. The drawings represent the type of animal, including both domestic and wild; the size of the bubbles reflects the number of cases in each locale.'/>

Just as human counts are incomplete, so are animal counts. But the first worldwide compilation of animal cases is a start at understanding the extent of human-to-animal transmission, scientists say.

]]> Max Barnhart Researcher finds 'stunning' rate of COVID among deer. Here's what it means for humans Studies on white-tailed deer in Pennsylvania and Ontario offer evidence that the mammals are a reservoir for the coronavirus. What are the implications for the course of SARS-CoV-2? Wed, 09 Mar 2022 10:31:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/03/09/1084440012/researcher-finds-stunning-rate-of-covid-among-deer-heres-what-it-means-for-human https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/03/09/1084440012/researcher-finds-stunning-rate-of-covid-among-deer-heres-what-it-means-for-human

Studies on white-tailed deer in Pennsylvania and Ontario offer evidence that the mammals are a reservoir for the coronavirus. What are the implications for the course of SARS-CoV-2?

]]> Ari Daniel The hamsters of Hong Kong offer a cautionary COVID tale A new study documents that infected hamsters, imported from the Netherlands, passed the virus on to humans. Previously only minks had been identified as a source of animal-to-human transmission. Thu, 10 Feb 2022 16:44:46 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/02/10/1049308976/the-hamsters-of-hong-kong-offer-a-cautionary-covid-tale https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/02/10/1049308976/the-hamsters-of-hong-kong-offer-a-cautionary-covid-tale

A new study documents that infected hamsters, imported from the Netherlands, passed the virus on to humans. Previously only minks had been identified as a source of animal-to-human transmission.

]]> Melody Schreiber Opinion: A case for Hong Kong's hamsters Hong Kong's government is directing anyone who bought a hamster in the past five weeks to surrender their pets for euthanasia after 11 of the animals tested positive for the coronavirus. Sat, 29 Jan 2022 08:02:07 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2022/01/29/1076606146/opinion-a-case-for-hong-kongs-hamsters https://www.npr.org/2022/01/29/1076606146/opinion-a-case-for-hong-kongs-hamsters

Hong Kong's government is directing anyone who bought a hamster in the past five weeks to surrender their pets for euthanasia after 11 of the animals tested positive for the coronavirus.

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]]> Scott Simon Coronavirus FAQs: Are pets a threat? My immunocompromised pal had COVID. Can I visit? Hong Kong's hamster cull has people wondering if they can catch SARS-CoV-2 from a pet. And here's a human dilemma: Is it risky to visit an immunocompromised individual who recently had COVID? Fri, 28 Jan 2022 19:22:13 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/01/28/1075747030/coronavirus-faq-are-pets-a-threat-my-immunocompromised-pal-had-covid-can-i-visit https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/01/28/1075747030/coronavirus-faq-are-pets-a-threat-my-immunocompromised-pal-had-covid-can-i-visit

Hong Kong's hamster cull has people wondering if they can catch SARS-CoV-2 from a pet. And here's a human dilemma: Is it risky to visit an immunocompromised individual who recently had COVID?

]]> Marc Silver A Crypto-Trading Hamster Performs Better Than Warren Buffett And The S&P 500 A hamster named Mr. Goxx enters one of two tunnels in the his cage, which determines whether he will buy or sell. As of Friday, his portfolio is up nearly 20%, according to his Twitter account. Sat, 25 Sep 2021 11:57:35 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2021/09/25/1040683057/crypto-trading-hamster-goxx-warren-buffet-s-p-500 https://www.npr.org/2021/09/25/1040683057/crypto-trading-hamster-goxx-warren-buffet-s-p-500

A hamster named Mr. Goxx enters one of two tunnels in the his cage, which determines whether he will buy or sell. As of Friday, his portfolio is up nearly 20%, according to his Twitter account.

]]> Deepa Shivaram With Europe's Hamsters At Risk, Better Call The 'Hamster Commish' Vienna had a problem: A key construction site threatened the habitat of dozens of hamsters — yes, common hamsters, a protected species in Austria. Here's how the developers saved the little animals. Sun, 14 Oct 2018 10:41:02 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2018/10/14/650605114/with-austrias-hamsters-at-risk-better-call-the-hamster-commish https://www.npr.org/2018/10/14/650605114/with-austrias-hamsters-at-risk-better-call-the-hamster-commish

Vienna had a problem: A key construction site threatened the habitat of dozens of hamsters — yes, common hamsters, a protected species in Austria. Here's how the developers saved the little animals.

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