Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 Infection among Companion Animals in Households with Confirmed Human COVID-19 Cases
Pathogens,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
13(6), С. 466 - 466
Опубликована: Июнь 1, 2024
We
aimed
to
characterize
SARS-CoV-2
infection
in
companion
animals
living
households
with
COVID-19-positive
people
and
understand
the
dynamics
surrounding
how
these
become
infected.
Public
health
investigators
contacted
at
least
one
confirmed,
symptomatic
person
COVID-19
for
study
recruitment.
Blood,
nasal,
rectal
swab
specimens
were
collected
from
pet
dogs
cats
a
questionnaire
was
completed.
Specimens
tested
by
RT-PCR,
neutralizing
antibodies;
genomic
sequencing
performed
on
viral-positive
samples.
A
total
of
36.4%
110
pets
enrolled
had
evidence
SARS-CoV-2.
Pets
more
likely
test
positive
if
immunocompromised,
than
home
COVID-19.
Among
12
multi-pet
where
positive,
10
other
positive.
Whole-genome
revealed
genomes
viral
lineages
circulating
community
during
time
sample
collection.
Our
findings
suggest
high
likelihood
transmission
multiple
when
very
close
interactions
humans.
Further
surveillance
studies
are
needed
new
variants
impact
opportunities
spillover
susceptible
species.
Язык: Английский
SARS-CoV-2 Research in Dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) and Felines (Felis silvestris catus) Domiciled in an International Border Region (Paraguay and Brazil)
Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
24(9), С. 625 - 631
Опубликована: Июнь 3, 2024
COVID-19
is
an
infectious
disease
caused
by
SARS-CoV-2
that
has
become
a
serious
threat
to
public
health
owing
its
rapid
spread
from
aerosols
infected
people.
Despite
being
considered
strictly
human
disease,
there
are
reports
in
the
literature
about
animals
with
confirmed
presence
of
virus.
Язык: Английский
SARS-CoV-2 exposure in hunting and stray dogs of southern Italy
Veterinary Research Communications,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
48(6), С. 4037 - 4042
Опубликована: Авг. 21, 2024
Abstract
Evidence
of
exposure
to
the
pandemic
SARS-CoV-2
has
been
described
in
numerous
animal
species,
including
pets,
which
are
predisposed
coming
into
contact
with
this
virus
due
their
close
relationship
owners.
It
accepted
that
dogs
poorly
susceptible
and
seroconversion,
rather
than
shedding,
occurs
following
infection,
can
occur
directly
through
infected
owners
or
indirectly
environmental
contamination.
In
study,
seroprevalence
was
evaluated
apparently
health
hunting
stray
Campania
region,
southern
Italy
(sampled
September
2023).
A
total
5/112
(4.5%)
animals
tested
seropositive
using
two
different
commercial
ELISAs.
Stray
had
greater
dogs.
The
feces
blood
each
were
a
real-time
PCR
targeting
nucleocapsid
ORF1ab
coding
sequences.
No
positive
molecular
investigations,
indicating
past
without
active
infection
at
time
sampling.
Язык: Английский