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Low SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence and No Active Infections among Dogs and Cats in Animal Shelters with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 Human Cases among Employees.

Authors :
Cossaboom CM
Medley AM
Spengler JR
Kukielka EA
Goryoka GW
Baird T
Bhavsar S
Campbell S
Campbell TS
Christensen D
Condrey JA
Dawson P
Doty JB
Feldpausch A
Gabel J
Jones D
Lim A
Loiacono CM
Jenkins-Moore M
Moore A
Noureddine C
Ortega J
Poulsen K
Rooney JA
Rossow J
Sheppard K
Sweet E
Stoddard R
Tell RM
Wallace RM
Williams C
Barton Behravesh C
Source :
Biology [Biology (Basel)] 2021 Sep 11; Vol. 10 (9). Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Sep 11.
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

Human-to-animal and animal-to-animal transmission of SARS-CoV-2 has been documented; however, investigations into SARS-CoV-2 transmission in congregate animal settings are lacking. We investigated four animal shelters in the United States that had identified animals with exposure to shelter employees with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19. Of the 96 cats and dogs with specimens collected, only one dog had detectable SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies; no animal specimens had detectable viral RNA. These data indicate a low probability of human-to-animal transmission events in cats and dogs in shelter settings with early implementation of infection prevention interventions.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2079-7737
Volume :
10
Issue :
9
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Biology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
34571775
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/biology10090898