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Kansas, January 30: According to a new study, dog owners are likely to spread more germs to their pets by not washing hands than they do by sleeping with them.

Dr. Kate Stenske, an assistant professor at the Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine said that diseases are transferable between dogs and people. Based on the knowledge that about 75 percent of emerging diseases are zoonotic, meaning they are transferable between humans and other animals, she wanted to examine the public health aspects of such activities.