SARS-CoV-2 Natural Transmission from Human to Cat, Belgium, March 2020

In March 2020, a severe respiratory syndrome developed in a cat, 1 week after its owner received positive test results for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. Viral RNA was detected in the cat’s nasopharyngeal swab samples and vomitus or feces; immunoglobulin against the virus was found in convalescent-phase serum. Human-to-cat transmission is suspected.

Verfasser: Mutien Garigliany
Anne-Sophie Van Laere
Cécile Clercx
Didier Giet
Nicolas Escriou
Christèle Huon
Sylvie van der Werf
Marc Eloit
Daniel Desmecht
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
Reihe/Periodikum: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 26, Iss 12, Pp 3069-3071 (2020)
Verlag/Hrsg.: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Schlagwörter: 2019 novel coronavirus disease / coronavirus disease / COVID-19 / severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 / SARS-CoV-2 / viruses / Medicine / R / Infectious and parasitic diseases / RC109-216
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26612918
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Link(s) : https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2612.202223