Natural and experimental SARS-CoV-2 infection in domestic and wild animals

DA Meekins, NN Gaudreault, JA Richt - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
SARS-CoV-2 is the etiological agent responsible for the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,
which continues to spread with devastating effects on global health and socioeconomics …

Cats and SARS-CoV-2: a scoping review

R Doliff, P Martens - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cats are susceptible to SARS-CoV-2. Considering the close contact that
exists between humans and cats, this is worrisome; virus transmission between species …

[HTML][HTML] Risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection and illness in cats and dogs

D Bienzle, J Rousseau, D Marom… - Emerging Infectious …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We tested swab specimens from pets in households in Ontario, Canada, with human COVID-
19 cases by quantitative PCR for SARS-CoV-2 and surveyed pet owners for risk factors …

One Health investigation of SARS-CoV-2 infection and seropositivity among pets in households with confirmed human COVID-19 cases—Utah and Wisconsin, 2020

GW Goryoka, CM Cossaboom, R Gharpure, P Dawson… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
Approximately 67% of US households have pets. Limited data are available on SARS-CoV-
2 in pets. We assessed SARS-CoV-2 infection in pets during a COVID-19 household …

SARS‐CoV‐2 in animals: susceptibility of animal species, risk for animal and public health, monitoring, prevention and control

EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare … - EFSA …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The epidemiological situation of SARS‐CoV‐2 in humans and animals is continually
evolving. To date, animal species known to transmit SARS‐CoV‐2 are American mink …

The second wave of SARS-CoV-2 circulation—antibody detection in the domestic cat population in Germany

A Michelitsch, J Schön, D Hoffmann, M Beer, K Wernike - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
Registered cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
infections in the German human population increased rapidly during the second wave of the …

SARS-CoV-2 as a zooanthroponotic infection: spillbacks, secondary spillovers, and their importance

G Pappas, D Vokou, I Sainis, JM Halley - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the midst of a persistent pandemic of a probable zoonotic origin, one needs to constantly
evaluate the interplay of SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome-related …

Serological survey of retrovirus and coronavirus infections, including SARS-CoV-2, in rural stray cats in The Netherlands, 2020–2022

MBHM Duijvestijn, NNMP Schuurman, JCM Vernooij… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Stray cats can host (zoonotic) viral pathogens and act as a source of infection for domestic
cats or humans. In this cross-sectional (sero) prevalence study, sera from 580 stray cats …

A cross-sectional serosurvey of SARS-CoV-2 and co-infections in stray cats from the second wave to the sixth wave of COVID-19 outbreaks in Spain

S Villanueva-Saz, M Martínez, J Giner… - Veterinary Research …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 is the causative agent of
Coronavirus Disease 2019 in humans. Among domestic animals, cats are more susceptible …

Serological screening for antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in Dutch shelter cats

WJR Van der Leij, EM Broens, JW Hesselink… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic raised concerns that companion animals might be infected with,
and could become a reservoir of, SARS-CoV-2. As cats are popular pets and susceptible to …