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“Sniffing” out SARS-CoV-2 in Arizona working dogs: an exploratory serosurvey

Susceptibility to and infection with SARS-CoV-2 in companion animals has been well-documented throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Surveillance for the virus in dogs has largely been focused on household pets; however, other canine populations may also be impacted. We partnered with a local veterinary...

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Autores principales: Hecht, Gavriella, Sarbo, Nathan, Svoboda, Wayne, Mead, Heather L., Ruberto, Irene, Altin, John A., Engelthaler, David M., Venkat, Heather, Yaglom, Hayley D.
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Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10196159/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37215472
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2023.1166101
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author Hecht, Gavriella
Sarbo, Nathan
Svoboda, Wayne
Mead, Heather L.
Ruberto, Irene
Altin, John A.
Engelthaler, David M.
Venkat, Heather
Yaglom, Hayley D.
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Sarbo, Nathan
Svoboda, Wayne
Mead, Heather L.
Ruberto, Irene
Altin, John A.
Engelthaler, David M.
Venkat, Heather
Yaglom, Hayley D.
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description Susceptibility to and infection with SARS-CoV-2 in companion animals has been well-documented throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Surveillance for the virus in dogs has largely been focused on household pets; however, other canine populations may also be impacted. We partnered with a local veterinary hospital with a high working dog patient volume to conduct viral and neutralizing antibody testing in working dogs and identify potential risk factors in the dog’s work and home environments. Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in law enforcement and security working dogs in Arizona found 24.81% (32/129) of dogs to be seropositive. Thirteen dogs presenting with clinical signs or with reported exposure to COVID-19 in the 30 days prior to sample collection were also tested by PCR; all samples were negative. 90.7% (n = 117) of dogs were reported to be asymptomatic or have no change in performance at the time of sampling. Two dogs (1.6%) had suspected anosmia as reported by their handlers; one of which was seropositive. Known exposure to the dog’s COVID-19 positive handler or household member was identified as a significant risk factor. Demographics factors including sex, altered status, and type of work were not associated with canine seropositivity. Further work is warranted to understand the impact of SARS-CoV-2 and other infectious diseases in working dogs.
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spelling pubmed-101961592023-05-20 “Sniffing” out SARS-CoV-2 in Arizona working dogs: an exploratory serosurvey Hecht, Gavriella Sarbo, Nathan Svoboda, Wayne Mead, Heather L. Ruberto, Irene Altin, John A. Engelthaler, David M. Venkat, Heather Yaglom, Hayley D. Front Vet Sci Veterinary Science Susceptibility to and infection with SARS-CoV-2 in companion animals has been well-documented throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Surveillance for the virus in dogs has largely been focused on household pets; however, other canine populations may also be impacted. We partnered with a local veterinary hospital with a high working dog patient volume to conduct viral and neutralizing antibody testing in working dogs and identify potential risk factors in the dog’s work and home environments. Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in law enforcement and security working dogs in Arizona found 24.81% (32/129) of dogs to be seropositive. Thirteen dogs presenting with clinical signs or with reported exposure to COVID-19 in the 30 days prior to sample collection were also tested by PCR; all samples were negative. 90.7% (n = 117) of dogs were reported to be asymptomatic or have no change in performance at the time of sampling. Two dogs (1.6%) had suspected anosmia as reported by their handlers; one of which was seropositive. Known exposure to the dog’s COVID-19 positive handler or household member was identified as a significant risk factor. Demographics factors including sex, altered status, and type of work were not associated with canine seropositivity. Further work is warranted to understand the impact of SARS-CoV-2 and other infectious diseases in working dogs. Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-05-05 /pmc/articles/PMC10196159/ /pubmed/37215472 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2023.1166101 Text en Copyright © 2023 Hecht, Sarbo, Svoboda, Mead, Ruberto, Altin, Engelthaler, Venkat and Yaglom. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Hecht, Gavriella
Sarbo, Nathan
Svoboda, Wayne
Mead, Heather L.
Ruberto, Irene
Altin, John A.
Engelthaler, David M.
Venkat, Heather
Yaglom, Hayley D.
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title_sort “sniffing” out sars-cov-2 in arizona working dogs: an exploratory serosurvey
topic Veterinary Science
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10196159/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37215472
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2023.1166101
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