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Emerg Infect Dis
. 2022 Aug 1;28(9).
doi: 10.3201/eid2809.220125. Online ahead of print.
Antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 Suggestive of Single Events of Spillover to Cattle, Germany
Kerstin Wernike, Jens Böttcher, Silke Amelung, Kerstin Albrecht, Tanja Gärtner, Karsten Donat, Martin Beer
- PMID: 35914515
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2809.220125
Abstract
Human infection with SARS-CoV-2 poses a risk for transmission to animals. To characterize the risk for cattle, we serologically investigated 1,000 samples collected from cattle in Germany in late 2021. Eleven antibody-positive samples indicated that cattle may be occasionally infected by contact with SARS-CoV-2-positive keepers, but we found no indication of further spread.
Keywords: 2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; Germany; SARS-CoV-2; animal; cattle; coronavirus disease; epidemiology; livestock; reservoir; respiratory infections; ruminants; serology; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.