Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in two cats during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in France.
Vet Med Sci
; 8(1): 14-20, 2022 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1487524
ABSTRACT
Although there are several reports in the literature of SARS-CoV-2 infection in cats, few SARS-CoV-2 sequences from infected cats have been published. In this study, SARS-CoV-2 infection was evaluated in two cats by clinical observation, molecular biology (qPCR and NGS), and serology (microsphere immunoassay and seroneutralization). Following the observation of symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection in two cats, infection status was confirmed by RT-qPCR and, in one cat, serological analysis for antibodies against N-protein and S-protein, as well as neutralizing antibodies. Comparative analysis of five SARS-CoV-2 sequence fragments obtained from one of the cats showed that this infection was not with one of the three recently emerged variants of SARS-CoV-2. This study provides additional information on the clinical, molecular, and serological aspects of SARS-CoV-2 infection in cats.
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Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Cat Diseases
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Variants
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Vet Med Sci
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Vms3.638
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