Pulmonary lesions induced by SARS-CoV-2 infection in domestic cats

• Published in: Veterinary Pathology Vol. 59; no. 4; pp. 696 - 706
• Main Authors: Patania, Olivia M., Chiba, Shiho, Halfmann, Peter J., Hatta, Masato, Maemura, Tadashi, Bernard, Kristen A., Kawaoka, Yoshihiro, Crawford, LaTasha K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.07.2022
• Subjects: animal pathology; Animals; blood vessels; bronchiolitis; Cat Diseases; Cats; complications (disease); COVID-19; COVID-19 infection; detection limit; endothelium; fibrin; fibrosis; Humans; hypertrophy; Immunohistochemistry; Lung; macrophages; Original; Original Articles; pneumocytes; pneumonia; RNA; RNA, Viral; SARS-CoV-2; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; vacuoles; vasculitis; COVID-19; lung; histopathology; SARS-CoV-2; immunohistochemistry; cat

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the cause of coronavirus disease 2019, which ranges from fatal disease in some to mild or subclinical in most affected individuals. Many recovered human patients report persistent respiratory signs; however, lung disease in post-acute i...