SARS-CoV-2 in Quarantined Domestic Cats from COVID-19 Households or Close Contacts, Hong Kong, China.

Barrs, Vanessa R; Peiris, Malik; Tam, Karina W S; Law, Pierra Y T; Brackman, Christopher J; To, Esther M W; Yu, Veronica Y T; Chu, Daniel K W; Perera, Ranawaka A P M; Sit, Thomas H C

Barrs, Vanessa R; Peiris, Malik; Tam, Karina W S; Law, Pierra Y T; Brackman, Christopher J; To, Esther M W; Yu, Veronica Y T; Chu, Daniel K W; Perera, Ranawaka A P M; Sit, Thomas H C.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 26(12): 3071-3074, 2020 12.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-771556

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ABSTRACT

We tested 50 cats from coronavirus disease households or close contacts in Hong Kong, China, for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 RNA in respiratory and fecal samples. We found 6 cases of apparent human-to-feline transmission involving healthy cats. Virus genomes sequenced from 1 cat and its owner were identical.

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COVID-19/veterinary; Cats; Pets; Animals; COVID-19/transmission; Family Characteristics; Hong Kong; Humans; Pandemics; Quarantine; SARS-CoV-2/genetics; Viral Zoonoses

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COVID-19; China; Hong Kong; SARS-CoV-2; close contacts; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; domestic cats; households; pandemic; quarantine; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Cats / Pets / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study Limits: Animals / Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Emerg Infect Dis Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2020 Document Type: Article

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