Pet Animals Were Infected with SARS-CoV-2 from Their Owners Who Developed COVID-19: Case Series Study

• Published in: Viruses Vol. 15; no. 10; p. 2028
• Main Authors: Kuroda, Yudai, Watanabe, Kei, Yamamoto, Tsukasa, Suzuki, Hiroki, Park, Eun-sil, Ishijima, Keita, Tatemoto, Kango, Virhuez-Mendoza, Milagros, Inoue, Yusuke, Harada, Michiko, Nishino, Ayano, Sekizuka, Tsuyoshi, Kuroda, Makoto, Fujimoto, Tsuguto, Ishihara, Genki, Horie, Ryo, Kawamoto, Kosuke, Maeda, Ken
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 29.09.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: Antibodies; Cats; Communication; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; COVID-19 infection; Disease transmission; Dogs; genes; Genomes; Genomics; Health aspects; Human-animal relationships; Medical research; N gene; neutralization tests; Pets; SARS-CoV-2; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viral genome; Viruses; Japan; United States > US

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection among pets owned by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients has been reported around the world. However, how often the animals are exposed to SARS-CoV-2 by their owners is still unclear. We have collected swab samples from C...