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Emerg Infect Dis
. 2021 Sep;27(9):2450-2453.
doi: 10.3201/eid2709.210774.
Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from Human to Domestic Ferret
Jožko Račnik, Ana Kočevar, Brigita Slavec, Miša Korva, Katarina Resman Rus, Samo Zakotnik, Tomaž Mark Zorec, Mario Poljak, Milan Matko, Olga Zorman Rojs, Tatjana Avšič Županc
- PMID: 34424180
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2709.210774
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.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; anthropozoonosis; coronavirus disease; natural infection; pet ferret; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.