SARS-CoV-2 in Quarantined Domestic Cats from COVID-19 Households or Close Contacts, Hong Kong, China.

ABSTRACT: We tested 50 cats from coronavirus disease households or close contacts in Hong Kong, China, for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 RNA in respiratory and fecal samples. We found 6 cases of apparent human-to-feline transmission involving healthy cats. Virus genomes sequenced from 1 cat and its owner were identical.

SUBMITTER: Barrs VR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7706951 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature