Low SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence and No Active Infections among Dogs and Cats in Animal Shelters with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 Human Cases among Employees.
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SUBMITTER: Cossaboom CM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8467101 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep
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Low SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence and No Active Infections among Dogs and Cats in Animal Shelters with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 Human Cases among Employees.
Cossaboom Caitlin M CM Medley Alexandra M AM Spengler Jessica R JR Kukielka Esther A EA Goryoka Grace W GW Baird Tiffany T Bhavsar Swity S Campbell Stefanie S Campbell Thomas S TS Christensen Daniel D Condrey Jillian A JA Dawson Patrick P Doty Jeffrey B JB Feldpausch Amanda A Gabel Julie J Jones Dee D Lim Ailam A Loiacono Christina M CM Jenkins-Moore Melinda M Moore Andrea A Noureddine Clarissa C Ortega Jorge J Poulsen Keith K Rooney Jane A JA Rossow John J Sheppard Karen K Sweet Emma E Stoddard Robyn R Tell Rachel M RM Wallace Ryan M RM Williams Carl C Barton Behravesh Casey C
Biology 20210911 9
Human-to-animal and animal-to-animal transmission of SARS-CoV-2 has been documented; however, investigations into SARS-CoV-2 transmission in congregate animal settings are lacking. We investigated four animal shelters in the United States that had identified animals with exposure to shelter employees with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19. Of the 96 cats and dogs with specimens collected, only one dog had detectable SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies; no animal specimens had detectable viral RNA. Th ...[more]
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