Human-to-Cat SARS-CoV-2 Transmission: Case Report and Full-Genome Sequencing from an Infected Pet and Its Owner in Northern Italy

There have been previous reports of the human-to-cat transmission of SARS-CoV-2, but there are only a few molecular studies that have compared the whole genome of the virus in cats and their owners. We here describe a case of domestic SARS-CoV-2 transmission from a healthcare worker to his cat for w...

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Autores principales: Pagani, Gabriele, Lai, Alessia, Bergna, Annalisa, Rizzo, Alberto, Stranieri, Angelica, Giordano, Alessia, Paltrinieri, Saverio, Lelli, Davide, Decaro, Nicola, Rusconi, Stefano, Gismondo, Maria Rita, Antinori, Spinello, Lauzi, Stefania, Galli, Massimo, Zehender, Gianguglielmo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7926546/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33672421
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10020252
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Sumario:There have been previous reports of the human-to-cat transmission of SARS-CoV-2, but there are only a few molecular studies that have compared the whole genome of the virus in cats and their owners. We here describe a case of domestic SARS-CoV-2 transmission from a healthcare worker to his cat for which nasopharyngeal swabs of both the cat and its owner were used for full-genome analysis. The results indicate that quarantine measures should be extended to pets living in SARS-CoV-2-infected households.

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