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

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

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...

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Main Authors: Vanessa R. Barrs, Malik Peiris, Karina W.S. Tam, Pierra Y.T. Law, Christopher J. Brackman, Esther M.W. To, Veronica Y.T. Yu, Daniel K.W. Chu, Ranawaka A.P.M. Perera, Thomas H.C. Sit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
SARS-CoV-2
coronavirus disease
COVID-19
coronavirus
viruses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/12/20-2786_article

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