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Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2021 May 11;27(7).
doi: 10.3201/eid2707.203314. Online ahead of print.
Cross-Sectional Serosurvey of Companion Animals Housed with SARS-CoV-2-Infected Owners, Italy
Barbara Colitti, Luigi Bertolotti, Alessandro Mannelli, Gianmarco Ferrara, Andrea Vercelli, Andrea Grassi, Claudio Trentin, Saverio Paltrinieri, Chiara Nogarol, Nicola Decaro, Emiliana Brocchi, Sergio Rosati
Abstract
We conducted a serologic survey among dogs and cats in Italy to detect antibodies against severe acute respiratory syndrome virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). We found that SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence was higher among cats (16.2%) than dogs (2.3%). In addition, seroprevalence was higher among animals living in close contact with SARS-CoV-2-positive owners.
Keywords: COVID-19; One Health; SARS; SARS-CoV-2; cats; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; dogs; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.
. 2021 May 11;27(7).
doi: 10.3201/eid2707.203314. Online ahead of print.
Cross-Sectional Serosurvey of Companion Animals Housed with SARS-CoV-2-Infected Owners, Italy
Barbara Colitti, Luigi Bertolotti, Alessandro Mannelli, Gianmarco Ferrara, Andrea Vercelli, Andrea Grassi, Claudio Trentin, Saverio Paltrinieri, Chiara Nogarol, Nicola Decaro, Emiliana Brocchi, Sergio Rosati
- PMID: 33974535
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2707.203314
Abstract
We conducted a serologic survey among dogs and cats in Italy to detect antibodies against severe acute respiratory syndrome virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). We found that SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence was higher among cats (16.2%) than dogs (2.3%). In addition, seroprevalence was higher among animals living in close contact with SARS-CoV-2-positive owners.
Keywords: COVID-19; One Health; SARS; SARS-CoV-2; cats; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; dogs; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.