Evaluation of the clinical evolution and transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection in cats by simulating natural routes of infection.

ABSTRACT: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the causative agent of the current pandemic disease denominated as Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Several studies suggest that the original source of this virus was a spillover from an animal reservoir and its subsequent adaptation to humans. Of all the different animals affected, cats are one of the most susceptible species. Moreover, several cases of natural infection in domestic and stray cats have been reported in the last few months. Although experimental infection assays have demonstrated that cats are successfully infected and can transmit the virus to other cats by aerosol, the conditions used for these experiments have not been specified in terms of ventilation. We have, therefore, evaluated the susceptibility o

SUBMITTER: Barroso-Arevalo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8893356 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature