can ducks get coronavirus?

[Duck mommy 2019]

my mom doesn’t want me to pet or hold my ducks because they live outside and she thinks they are gonna somehow get the coronavirus and give it to us. (even though we are the only people they interact with) she wants me to go out, give them some food, and leave them EVERYDAY. someone please say ducks can’t get it!!!

 

[CoriM]

I think your ducks will be just fine!! There's no evidence ducks can get coronavirus. h

 

[Miss Lydia]

Not a chance.


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[Trimurtisan]

my mom doesn’t want me to pet or hold my ducks because they live outside and she thinks they are gonna somehow get the coronavirus and give it to us. (even though we are the only people they interact with) she wants me to go out, give them some food, and leave them EVERYDAY. someone please say ducks can’t get it!!!

Have you tried simply doing some research on the matter? There are more than just a single strain of Covid. Not all affect humans, therefore, some will infect animals. However, Covid-19 (what's going around) is a strain that does effect humans, so my guess is it does not effect animals.

 

[sylviethecochin]

Zoonotic diseases (diseases that transfer between species) are very rare, and usually only appear in crowded conditions.

While coronavirus-19 is probably zoonotic (many coronavirii are), the current belief is that it came from pangolins. Pangolins could not be genetically further from ducks while remaining in the animal kingdom, and so it's highly unlikely that the disease could mutate from a human to infect a duck.

It's probably possible (I'm no virologist) but even with my limited knowledge, I am certain that the chances of your dying from tripping down the steps in your house are about a thousand times greater than the chance that the ducks could contract a mutation of the virus, and then pass it to you.

 

[Knighstar679]

Your ducks would also likely have to have encountered covid19 somewhere. It isn’t just randomly floating in the air or social distancing wouldn’t be any use to helping fight it’s spread. So as I understand it for them to be carrying it say on their feathers someone with the virus would have had to touch, cough, or snot on them in the last 12-24 hours. Much like a dog would to carry it on their fur. So over all you should be safe with your animals unless they have been exposed to lots of people that could be carrying it.

 

[Texag87]

Even if the virus can be transmitted from animals to humans, ducks are less likely to be carriers because of their high body temperature.