Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 infection in dogs and cats of humans diagnosed with COVID-19 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 infection in dogs and cats of humans diagnosed with COVID-19 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

<h4>Background</h4>Infection by SARS-CoV-2 in domestic animals has been related to close contact with humans diagnosed with COVID-19. Objectives: To assess the exposure, infection, and persistence by SARS-CoV-2 of dogs and cats living in the same households of humans that tested positive...

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Main Authors: Guilherme Amaral Calvet, Sandro Antonio Pereira, Maria Ogrzewalska, Alex Pauvolid-Corrêa, Paola Cristina Resende, Wagner de Souza Tassinari, Anielle de Pina Costa, Lucas Oliveira Keidel, Alice Sampaio Barreto da Rocha, Michele Fernanda Borges da Silva, Shanna Araujo Dos Santos, Ana Beatriz Machado Lima, Isabella Campos Vargas de Moraes, Artur Augusto Velho Mendes Junior, Thiago das Chagas Souza, Ezequias Batista Martins, Renato Orsini Ornellas, Maria Lopes Corrêa, Isabela Maria da Silva Antonio, Lusiele Guaraldo, Fernando do Couto Motta, Patrícia Brasil, Marilda Mendonça Siqueira, Isabella Dib Ferreira Gremião, Rodrigo Caldas Menezes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0250853

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