SARS-CoV-2 in Quarantined Domestic Cats from COVID-19 Households or Close Contacts, Hong Kong, China
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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Barrs, V. R., Peiris, M., Tam, K. W. S., Law, P. Y. T., Brackman, C. J., To, E. M. W., … Sit, T. H. C. (2020, December). SARS-CoV-2 in Quarantined Domestic Cats from COVID-19 Households or Close Contacts, Hong Kong, China. Emerging Infectious Diseases. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). http://doi.org/10.3201/eid2612.202786
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Date:
2020-12-01
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4th
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