Prolonged SARS-CoV-2 RNA Shedding from Therapy Cat after Cluster Outbreak in Retirement Home.

Schulz, Claudia; Wylezich, Claudia; Wernike, Kerstin; Gründl, Magdalena; Dangel, Alexandra; Baechlein, Christine; Hoffmann, Donata; Röhrs, Susanne; Hepner, Sabrina; Ackermann, Nikolaus; Sing, Andreas; Pink, Isabelle; Länger, Beate; Volk, Holger A; Becher, Paul; Sutter, Gerd; Neubauer-Juric, Antonie; von Köckritz-Blickwede, Maren; Beer, Martin; Volz, Asisa

Schulz, Claudia; Wylezich, Claudia; Wernike, Kerstin; Gründl, Magdalena; Dangel, Alexandra; Baechlein, Christine; Hoffmann, Donata; Röhrs, Susanne; Hepner, Sabrina; Ackermann, Nikolaus; Sing, Andreas; Pink, Isabelle; Länger, Beate; Volk, Holger A; Becher, Paul; Sutter, Gerd; Neubauer-Juric, Antonie; von Köckritz-Blickwede, Maren; Beer, Martin; Volz, Asisa.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 27(7): 1974-1976, 2021 07.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1278359

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ABSTRACT

We report a therapy cat in a nursing home in Germany infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 during a cluster outbreak in the home residents. Although we confirmed prolonged presence of virus RNA in the asymptomatic cat, genome sequencing showed no further role of the cat in human infections on site.

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COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Animals; Cats; Disease Outbreaks; Germany; Humans; RNA, Viral/genetics; Retirement

Keywords

COVID-19; Germany; RNA; SARS-CoV-2; animal reservoir; cluster outbreak; coronavirus disease; coronaviruses; pandemic; respiratory infections; retirement home; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; shedding; therapy cat; viruses; zoonoses

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 Limits: Animals / Humans Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Journal: Emerg Infect Dis Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2021 Document Type: Article

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