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Emerg Infect Dis
. 2021 Feb;27(2):660-663.
doi: 10.3201/eid2702.203884.
Protective Immunity and Persistent Lung Sequelae in Domestic Cats after SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Shiho Chiba, Peter J Halfmann, Masato Hatta, Tadashi Maemura, Shufang Fan, Tammy Armbrust, Olivia M Swartley, LaTasha K Crawford, Yoshihiro Kawaoka
Abstract
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 readily transmits between domestic cats. We found that domestic cats that recover from an initial infection might be protected from reinfection. However, we found long-term persistence of inflammation and other lung lesions after infection, despite a lack of clinical symptoms and limited viral replication in the lungs.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; cats; coronavirus disease; lung sequelae; protective immunity; reinfection; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses
. 2021 Feb;27(2):660-663.
doi: 10.3201/eid2702.203884.
Protective Immunity and Persistent Lung Sequelae in Domestic Cats after SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Shiho Chiba, Peter J Halfmann, Masato Hatta, Tadashi Maemura, Shufang Fan, Tammy Armbrust, Olivia M Swartley, LaTasha K Crawford, Yoshihiro Kawaoka
- PMID: 33496650
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2702.203884
Abstract
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 readily transmits between domestic cats. We found that domestic cats that recover from an initial infection might be protected from reinfection. However, we found long-term persistence of inflammation and other lung lesions after infection, despite a lack of clinical symptoms and limited viral replication in the lungs.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; cats; coronavirus disease; lung sequelae; protective immunity; reinfection; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses