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1. Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in pets living with COVID-19 owners diagnosed during the COVID-19 lockdown in Spain: A case of an asymptomatic cat with SARS-CoV-2 in Europe

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Ignacio Ruiz-Arrondo, José A. Oteo, Cristina Cervera, Paula Santibáñez, Aránzazu Portillo, Sonia Santibáñez, and Ana M. Palomar

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Oropharyngeal swab, CATS, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), business.industry, viruses, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), fungi, Viral transmission, virus diseases, medicine.disease_cause, Asymptomatic, Virology, body regions, medicine, Rectal swab, medicine.symptom, skin and connective tissue diseases, business, Coronavirus
Abstract

During April-May 2020, the presence of respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in pets living with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) owners was analyzed. From 23 pets, a cat without clinical symptoms showed positive results for SARS-CoV-2 in oropharyngeal swab using three RT-qPCR assays (negative rectal swab). SARS-CoV-2 was not detected in the remaining pets. Our finding suggests that cats may act as asymptomatic dispersers of SARS-CoV-2, although viral transmission from animals to humans seems unlikely.

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2020
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