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High seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in household cats and dogs of Lebanon
The COVID-19 pandemic has been declared in late 2019. It is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Flu-like symptoms and acute respiratory illnesses are the main manifestations of the disease. Recent studies have confirmed the susceptibility of domestic animals t...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9942449/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36842247 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2023.02.005 |
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description | The COVID-19 pandemic has been declared in late 2019. It is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Flu-like symptoms and acute respiratory illnesses are the main manifestations of the disease. Recent studies have confirmed the susceptibility of domestic animals to SARS-CoV-2 infection. However, the seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in household pets and the importance of pets in the epidemiology of this infection remain unknown. In Lebanon, there is no epidemiological data regarding SARS-CoV-2 infection in companion animals. Thus, this investigation aimed to determine the seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in household pets of Lebanon during the COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional study was carried out between April 2020 and February 2021. Blood samples from 145 cats and 180 dogs were collected from 12 veterinary clinics located in the North, Mount, and Beirut governorates. A validated ELISA assay was used to detect the anti- SARS-CoV-2 in the sera of the tested animals. An overall seroprevalence of 16.92% (55/325) was reported; 13.79% seroprevalence was found in cats (20/145) and 19.44% (35/180) in dogs. The young age and the cold season were significantly associated with an increased seropositivity rate to SARS-CoV-2 infection (P < 0.01). These results confirm the circulation of SARS-CoV-2 in household pets, in various geographical regions in Lebanon. Although, there is a lack of evidence to suggest that naturally infected pets could transmit the SARS-CoV-2 infection. Yet, owners diagnosed with COVID-19 should limit their contact with their animals during the course of the disease to curb the risk of transmission. |
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spelling | pubmed-99424492023-02-21 High seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in household cats and dogs of Lebanon Khalife, Sara Abdallah, Marwan Res Vet Sci Article The COVID-19 pandemic has been declared in late 2019. It is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Flu-like symptoms and acute respiratory illnesses are the main manifestations of the disease. Recent studies have confirmed the susceptibility of domestic animals to SARS-CoV-2 infection. However, the seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in household pets and the importance of pets in the epidemiology of this infection remain unknown. In Lebanon, there is no epidemiological data regarding SARS-CoV-2 infection in companion animals. Thus, this investigation aimed to determine the seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in household pets of Lebanon during the COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional study was carried out between April 2020 and February 2021. Blood samples from 145 cats and 180 dogs were collected from 12 veterinary clinics located in the North, Mount, and Beirut governorates. A validated ELISA assay was used to detect the anti- SARS-CoV-2 in the sera of the tested animals. An overall seroprevalence of 16.92% (55/325) was reported; 13.79% seroprevalence was found in cats (20/145) and 19.44% (35/180) in dogs. The young age and the cold season were significantly associated with an increased seropositivity rate to SARS-CoV-2 infection (P < 0.01). These results confirm the circulation of SARS-CoV-2 in household pets, in various geographical regions in Lebanon. Although, there is a lack of evidence to suggest that naturally infected pets could transmit the SARS-CoV-2 infection. Yet, owners diagnosed with COVID-19 should limit their contact with their animals during the course of the disease to curb the risk of transmission. Elsevier Ltd. 2023-04 2023-02-21 /pmc/articles/PMC9942449/ /pubmed/36842247 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2023.02.005 Text en © 2023 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Since January 2020 Elsevier has created a COVID-19 resource centre with free information in English and Mandarin on the novel coronavirus COVID-19. The COVID-19 resource centre is hosted on Elsevier Connect, the company's public news and information website. Elsevier hereby grants permission to make all its COVID-19-related research that is available on the COVID-19 resource centre - including this research content - immediately available in PubMed Central and other publicly funded repositories, such as the WHO COVID database with rights for unrestricted research re-use and analyses in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for free by Elsevier for as long as the COVID-19 resource centre remains active. |
spellingShingle | Article Khalife, Sara Abdallah, Marwan High seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in household cats and dogs of Lebanon |
title | High seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in household cats and dogs of Lebanon |
title_full | High seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in household cats and dogs of Lebanon |
title_fullStr | High seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in household cats and dogs of Lebanon |
title_full_unstemmed | High seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in household cats and dogs of Lebanon |
title_short | High seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in household cats and dogs of Lebanon |
title_sort | high seroprevalence of sars-cov-2 antibodies in household cats and dogs of lebanon |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9942449/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36842247 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2023.02.005 |
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