Possible Human-to-Dog Transmission of SARS-CoV-2, Italy, 2020

Possible Human-to-Dog Transmission of SARS-CoV-2, Italy, 2020

We detected severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in an otherwise healthy poodle living with 4 family members who had coronavirus disease. We observed antibodies in serum samples taken from the dog, indicating seroconversion. Full-length genome sequencing showed that the canine and human...

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Main Authors: Nicola Decaro, Gabriele Vaccari, Alessio Lorusso, Eleonora Lorusso, Luca De Sabato, Edward I. Patterson, Ilaria Di Bartolo, Grant L. Hughes, Liana Teodori, Costantina Desario, Barbara Colitti, Dominga Ricci, Domenico Buonavoglia, Sergio Rosati, Vito Martella, Cesare Cammà, Umberto Agrimi, Gabriella Elia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
dogs
humans
SARS-CoV-2 transmission
next-generation sequencing
phylogeny
SARS-CoV-2
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/7/20-4959_article

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