SARS-CoV-2 infection and exposure in cats and dogs in Romania.

ABSTRACT: SARS-CoV-2 has been described in more than 54 animal species, including wildlife, zoo animals and livestock. In the present study, conducted during 2021 and 2022 at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine from Iasi, Romania, we studied the anthropogenic transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to pets by investigating active or prior infections of cats (n = 41) and dogs (n = 99) from the households of owners with confirmed COVID-19. Tests on an oropharyngeal swab from one cat revealed the presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA 10 days after the onset of COVID-19 in its owner and another cat displayed SARS-CoV-2 seroconversion 15 days after the onset of COVID-19 in its owner but without the detection of SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA in its follow-up samples. Anti-N antibodies were detected in 7.2% (n = 7) of

SUBMITTER: Cozma AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12605256 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature