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Editor, Senior Moderator
Transbound Emerg Dis
. 2021 Jan 9.
doi: 10.1111/tbed.13984. Online ahead of print.
First genome sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 recovered from an infected cat and its owner in Latin America
Renata Santiago Alberto Carlos[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ana Paula Melo Mariano[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Bianca Mendes Maciel[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sandra Rocha Gadelha[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mylene de Melo Silva[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Emilia Maria Medeirosde Andrade Belitardo[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Danilo Jobim Passos Gil Rocha[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Jo?o Paulo Pereira de Almeida[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Luis Gustavo Carvalho Pacheco[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Eric Roberto Guimar?es Rocha Aguiar[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Hllytchaikra Ferraz Fehlberg[SUP] 1 [/SUP], George Rego Albuquerque[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
An 11 years-old male mixed-breed cat, with exclusively indoor life, presented 3 cough episodes after the owners tested positive by RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2. The house is inhabited by 5 people (3 adults and 2 children), and 2 of the adults have shown mild symptoms associated with throat discomfort. The cat was vaccinated, had no history of any previous disease, and tested negative for Feline Coronavirus (FCoV), Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) and Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV). Rectal sample collected from the cat was positive for SARS-CoV-2 by RT-PCR. Viral genome sequences recovered from human and cat samples showed an average 99.4% sequence identity. This is the first report of genome sequences of SARS-CoV-2 recovered from a cat and its owner in Latin America.
Keywords: Brazil; Cat; Next Generation Sequencing; SARS-CoV-2.
. 2021 Jan 9.
doi: 10.1111/tbed.13984. Online ahead of print.
First genome sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 recovered from an infected cat and its owner in Latin America
Renata Santiago Alberto Carlos[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ana Paula Melo Mariano[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Bianca Mendes Maciel[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sandra Rocha Gadelha[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mylene de Melo Silva[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Emilia Maria Medeirosde Andrade Belitardo[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Danilo Jobim Passos Gil Rocha[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Jo?o Paulo Pereira de Almeida[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Luis Gustavo Carvalho Pacheco[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Eric Roberto Guimar?es Rocha Aguiar[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Hllytchaikra Ferraz Fehlberg[SUP] 1 [/SUP], George Rego Albuquerque[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33421326
- DOI: 10.1111/tbed.13984
Abstract
An 11 years-old male mixed-breed cat, with exclusively indoor life, presented 3 cough episodes after the owners tested positive by RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2. The house is inhabited by 5 people (3 adults and 2 children), and 2 of the adults have shown mild symptoms associated with throat discomfort. The cat was vaccinated, had no history of any previous disease, and tested negative for Feline Coronavirus (FCoV), Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) and Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV). Rectal sample collected from the cat was positive for SARS-CoV-2 by RT-PCR. Viral genome sequences recovered from human and cat samples showed an average 99.4% sequence identity. This is the first report of genome sequences of SARS-CoV-2 recovered from a cat and its owner in Latin America.
Keywords: Brazil; Cat; Next Generation Sequencing; SARS-CoV-2.