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First Detection of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant of Concern in a Symptomatic Cat in Spain

Natural and experimental SARS-CoV-2 infection in pets has been widely evidenced since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the numerous affected animals, cats are one of the most susceptible species. However, little is known about viral pathogenicity and transmissibility in the case of vari...

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Autores principales: Barroso-Arévalo, Sandra, Sánchez-Morales, Lidia, Pérez-Sancho, Marta, Domínguez, Lucas, Sánchez-Vizcaíno, José M.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9011004/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35433922
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.841430
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author Barroso-Arévalo, Sandra
Sánchez-Morales, Lidia
Pérez-Sancho, Marta
Domínguez, Lucas
Sánchez-Vizcaíno, José M.
author_facet Barroso-Arévalo, Sandra
Sánchez-Morales, Lidia
Pérez-Sancho, Marta
Domínguez, Lucas
Sánchez-Vizcaíno, José M.
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description Natural and experimental SARS-CoV-2 infection in pets has been widely evidenced since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the numerous affected animals, cats are one of the most susceptible species. However, little is known about viral pathogenicity and transmissibility in the case of variants of concern (VOCs) in animal hosts, such as the B.1.617.2 (Delta) variant first detected in India. Here, we have identified the B.1.617.2 (Delta) VOC in a cat living with a COVID-19 positive owner. The animal presented mild symptoms (sneezing) and a high viral load was detected in the oropharyngeal swab, suggesting that an active infection was occurring in the upper respiratory tract of the cat. Transmission from the owner to the cat occurred despite the human being fully vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2. This study documents the first detection of B.1.165.2 VOC in a cat in Spain and emphasizes the importance of performing active surveillance and genomic investigation on infected animals.
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spelling pubmed-90110042022-04-16 First Detection of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant of Concern in a Symptomatic Cat in Spain Barroso-Arévalo, Sandra Sánchez-Morales, Lidia Pérez-Sancho, Marta Domínguez, Lucas Sánchez-Vizcaíno, José M. Front Vet Sci Veterinary Science Natural and experimental SARS-CoV-2 infection in pets has been widely evidenced since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the numerous affected animals, cats are one of the most susceptible species. However, little is known about viral pathogenicity and transmissibility in the case of variants of concern (VOCs) in animal hosts, such as the B.1.617.2 (Delta) variant first detected in India. Here, we have identified the B.1.617.2 (Delta) VOC in a cat living with a COVID-19 positive owner. The animal presented mild symptoms (sneezing) and a high viral load was detected in the oropharyngeal swab, suggesting that an active infection was occurring in the upper respiratory tract of the cat. Transmission from the owner to the cat occurred despite the human being fully vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2. This study documents the first detection of B.1.165.2 VOC in a cat in Spain and emphasizes the importance of performing active surveillance and genomic investigation on infected animals. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-04-01 /pmc/articles/PMC9011004/ /pubmed/35433922 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.841430 Text en Copyright © 2022 Barroso-Arévalo, Sánchez-Morales, Pérez-Sancho, Domínguez and Sánchez-Vizcaíno. 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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Barroso-Arévalo, Sandra
Sánchez-Morales, Lidia
Pérez-Sancho, Marta
Domínguez, Lucas
Sánchez-Vizcaíno, José M.
First Detection of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant of Concern in a Symptomatic Cat in Spain
title First Detection of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant of Concern in a Symptomatic Cat in Spain
title_full First Detection of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant of Concern in a Symptomatic Cat in Spain
title_fullStr First Detection of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant of Concern in a Symptomatic Cat in Spain
title_full_unstemmed First Detection of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant of Concern in a Symptomatic Cat in Spain
title_short First Detection of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant of Concern in a Symptomatic Cat in Spain
title_sort first detection of sars-cov-2 b.1.617.2 (delta) variant of concern in a symptomatic cat in spain
topic Veterinary Science
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9011004/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35433922
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