Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in dogs and cats during the early and mid-pandemic periods in Japan

• Published in: One Health Vol. 17; p. 100588
• Main Authors: Yamayoshi, Seiya, Ito, Mutsumi, Iwatsuki-Horimoto, Kiyoko, Yasuhara, Atsuhiro, Okuda, Moe, Hamabata, Taiki, Murakami, Jurika, Duong, Calvin, Yamamoto, Tsukasa, Kuroda, Yudai, Maeda, Ken, Kawaoka, Yoshihiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.12.2023; Elsevier BV; Published by Elsevier B.V; Elsevier
• Subjects: blood serum; Cat; COVID-19; direct contact; Dog; dogs; domain; Japan; Medicine (General); nucleocapsid; pandemic; R5-920; Research Paper; SARS-CoV-2; Seroprevalence; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; species; zoos; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Dog; Cat; Seroprevalence

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has continued to circulate in humans since its emergence in 2019. While infection in humans continues, numerous spillover events to at least 32 animal species, including companion and zoo animals, have been reported. Since dogs and cats ar...