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SARS-CoV-2–Specific Antibodies in Domestic Cats during First COVID-19 Wave, Europe

Authors :
Claudia Schulz
Byron Martina
Monica Mirolo
Elisabeth Müller
Ruth Klein
Holger Volk
Herman Egberink
Mariana Gonzalez-Hernandez
Franziska Kaiser
Maren von Köckritz-Blickwede
Albert Osterhaus
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 27, Iss 12, Pp 3115-3118 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2021.

Abstract

We conducted a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 antibody seroprevalence study among >2,000 domestic cats from 4 countries during the first coronavirus disease wave in Europe. We found 4.4% seroprevalence using a virus neutralization test and 4.3% using a receptor-binding domain ELISA, demonstrating probable human-to-cat transmission.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040 and 10806059
Volume :
27
Issue :
12
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.4a62dd9270849cba39613524feb365a
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2712.211252