Evidence of exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in cats and dogs from households in Italy

SARS-CoV-2 can infect cats and dogs, but the extent to which pets are infected in households remains unclear. Here, Patterson et al. test 919 companion animals in northern Italy and find that some dogs and cats from COVID-19 positive households can test positive for COVID-19 neutralizing antibodies,...

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Autores principales: E. I. Patterson, G. Elia, A. Grassi, A. Giordano, C. Desario, M. Medardo, S. L. Smith, E. R. Anderson, T. Prince, G. T. Patterson, E. Lorusso, M. S. Lucente, G. Lanave, S. Lauzi, U. Bonfanti, A. Stranieri, V. Martella, F. Solari Basano, V. R. Barrs, A. D. Radford, U. Agrimi, G. L. Hughes, S. Paltrinieri, N. Decaro
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/c3a19324015f4c1eaa9f8aecfb8c4d58
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Sumario:SARS-CoV-2 can infect cats and dogs, but the extent to which pets are infected in households remains unclear. Here, Patterson et al. test 919 companion animals in northern Italy and find that some dogs and cats from COVID-19 positive households can test positive for COVID-19 neutralizing antibodies, with dogs significantly more likely to do so if they came from COVID-19 positive households.