Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from Human to Domestic Ferret.

ABSTRACT: We report a case of natural infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 transmitted from an owner to a pet ferret in the same household in Slovenia. The ferret had onset of gastroenteritis with severe dehydration. Whole-genome sequencing of the viruses isolated from the owner and ferret revealed a 2-nt difference.

SUBMITTER: Racnik J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8386788 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature