Seroprevalence of antibodies against severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in household dogs in Japan

• Published in: Journal of Veterinary Medical Science Vol. 83; no. 11; pp. 1722 - 1725
• Main Authors: ITO, Genta, GOTO-KOSHINO, Yuko, KURODA, Yudai, EUNSIL, Park, MAEDA, Ken, SOMA, Takehisa, MOMOI, Yasuyuki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE 2021; The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science
• Subjects: antibody; coronavirus disease 2019; dog; Internal Medicine; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2

We investigated the seroprevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) among dogs in the Tokyo area via enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using the spike protein as the target antigen. Plasma samples from 494 household dogs and blood-donor dogs were tested from Ju...