Low serological rate of SARS-CoV-2 in cats from military bases in Israel.
Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis
; 90-91: 101905, 2022.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2266717
ABSTRACT
Domestic cats are susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection and can transmit the virus to other felines. A high number of COVID-19 human cases within the military personnel and a high density of stray cats living close to soldiers raised the need to perform active animal surveillance. We validated a novel quantitative serological microarray for use in cats, that enables simultaneous detection of IgG and IgM responses; in addition, molecular genetic SARS-CoV-2 detection was performed. Three out of 131 cats analyzed, showed IgG antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 RBD and S2P (2.3 %). None of cats were positive for SARS-CoV-2 RNA by RT-PCR. SARS-CoV-2 infection rate in soldiers ranged from 4.7 % to 16 % (average rate=8.9 %). Further investigations on a larger cohort are necessary, in the light of the emerging new viral variants in other animal species and in humans.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Cat Diseases
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COVID-19
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Military Personnel
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Variants
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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