The comparison of pathogenicity among SARS-CoV-2 variants in domestic cats

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 21815 - 10
• Main Authors: Park, Eun-sil, Kuroda, Yudai, Uda, Akihiko, Kaku, Yoshihiro, Okutani, Akiko, Hotta, Akitoyo, Tatemoto, Kango, Ishijima, Keita, Inoue, Yusuke, Harada, Michiko, Ami, Yasushi, Shirakura, Masayuki, Watanabe, Shinji, Suzuki, Yasushi, Harada, Toshihiko, Ainai, Akira, Shiwa, Nozomi, Sakai, Yusuke, Iwata-Yoshikawa, Naoko, Nagata, Noriyo, Suzuki, Tadaki, Hasegawa, Hideki, Maeda, Ken
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 18.09.2024; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/326/421; 631/326/596/4130; 692/699/255/2514; Animal research; Animals; Antibodies; Antibodies, Neutralizing - immunology; Antibodies, Viral - immunology; Cat Diseases - virology; Cats; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; COVID-19 - veterinary; COVID-19 - virology; Domestic animals; Feces - virology; Female; Humanities and Social Sciences; Inoculation; multidisciplinary; Pathogenicity; Pathogens; SARS-CoV-2 - genetics; SARS-CoV-2 - pathogenicity; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been detected or isolated from domestic cats. It is unclear whether cats play an important role in the SARS-CoV-2 transmission cycle. In this study, we examined the susceptibility of cats to SARS-CoV-2, including wild type and variants...