Raccoon dogs are flourishing in the Netherlands, with the population here rising rapidly. The predator is an invasive exotic ...

The new data revealed that some of these same swabs also contained substantial genetic material from raccoon dogs. The findings did not prove that raccoon dogs were infected with the virus or that ...

The number of raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) in the Netherlands is rising rapidly, particularly in the five ...

The World Health Organization is asking Chinese officials to release data that may show a link between raccoon dogs and the coronavirus. That left many wondering — what is a raccoon dog ...

Despite its name, a raccoon dog is neither a raccoon nor a dog, but it does belong to the canid family, the lineage that includes dogs, wolves, and foxes. Here are some fascinating facts about the ...

That’s why it is so intriguing to scientists that raccoon dogs were likely present in December 2019 at the wet market in Wuhan. There’s a good chance the raccoon dog (which looks much like the ...

Scientists cautioned, though, that their finding does not definitively prove that raccoon dogs were the first source of the virus spreading to humans. Here’s what you need to know about the ...

Researchers had found genetic evidence that raccoon dogs, an exotic species known to be susceptible to the virus, were among the animals for sale at the wet market in Wuhan, China, where the ...

In response, city health officials have begun year-round testing of rescued raccoon dogs for a range of viruses and bacterial infections that could threaten both humans and pets. The Seoul ...