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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Mostafa Rachwani

NT senator says Darwin dog returned positive rapid test in first Australian canine Covid case

A positive rapid antigen test
A dog has tested positive to Covid in the Northern Territory, senator Sam McMahon says, but some question accuracy of RATs for animals. Photograph: Jordi Boixareu/Zuma Press Wire/Rex/Shutterstock

Northern Territory senator Sam McMahon says a Darwin dog has tested positive for Covid, in what would be the first case of the virus in a canine in Australia.

McMahon, who is a qualified vet, said the dog tested positive on a rapid antigen test.

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