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Editor, Senior Moderator
Viruses
. 2024 Apr 16;16(4):617.
doi: 10.3390/v16040617. Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant (B.1.617.2) in Domestic Dogs and Zoo Tigers in England and Jersey during 2021
Amanda H Seekings[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Rebecca Shipley[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Alexander M P Byrne[SUP] 1 3 [/SUP], Shweta Shukla[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Megan Golding[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Joan Amaya-Cuesta[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Hooman Goharriz[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Ana Gómez Vitores[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Fabian Z X Lean[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Joe James[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Alejandro Núñez[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Alistair Breed[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Andrew Frost[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Jörg Balzer[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Ian H Brown[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sharon M Brookes[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Lorraine M McElhinney[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Reverse zoonotic transmission events of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have been described since the start of the pandemic, and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) designated the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in animals a reportable disease. Eighteen domestic and zoo animals in Great Britain and Jersey were tested by APHA for SARS-CoV-2 during 2020-2023. One domestic cat (Felis catus), three domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris), and three Amur tigers (Panthera tigris altaica) from a zoo were confirmed positive during 2020-2021 and reported to the WOAH. All seven positive animals were linked with known SARS-CoV-2 positive human contacts. Characterisation of the SARS-CoV-2 variants by genome sequencing indicated that the cat was infected with an early SARS-CoV-2 lineage. The three dogs and three tigers were infected with the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant of concern (B.1.617.2). The role of non-human species in the onward transmission and emergence of new variants of SARS-CoV-2 remain poorly defined. Continued surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in relevant domestic and captive animal species with high levels of human contact is important to monitor transmission at the human-animal interface and to assess their role as potential animal reservoirs.
Keywords: Delta variant; SARS-CoV-2; cat; dog; reverse zoonosis; tiger.
. 2024 Apr 16;16(4):617.
doi: 10.3390/v16040617. Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant (B.1.617.2) in Domestic Dogs and Zoo Tigers in England and Jersey during 2021
Amanda H Seekings[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Rebecca Shipley[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Alexander M P Byrne[SUP] 1 3 [/SUP], Shweta Shukla[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Megan Golding[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Joan Amaya-Cuesta[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Hooman Goharriz[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Ana Gómez Vitores[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Fabian Z X Lean[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Joe James[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Alejandro Núñez[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Alistair Breed[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Andrew Frost[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Jörg Balzer[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Ian H Brown[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sharon M Brookes[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Lorraine M McElhinney[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 38675958
- PMCID: PMC11053977
- DOI: 10.3390/v16040617
Reverse zoonotic transmission events of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have been described since the start of the pandemic, and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) designated the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in animals a reportable disease. Eighteen domestic and zoo animals in Great Britain and Jersey were tested by APHA for SARS-CoV-2 during 2020-2023. One domestic cat (Felis catus), three domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris), and three Amur tigers (Panthera tigris altaica) from a zoo were confirmed positive during 2020-2021 and reported to the WOAH. All seven positive animals were linked with known SARS-CoV-2 positive human contacts. Characterisation of the SARS-CoV-2 variants by genome sequencing indicated that the cat was infected with an early SARS-CoV-2 lineage. The three dogs and three tigers were infected with the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant of concern (B.1.617.2). The role of non-human species in the onward transmission and emergence of new variants of SARS-CoV-2 remain poorly defined. Continued surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in relevant domestic and captive animal species with high levels of human contact is important to monitor transmission at the human-animal interface and to assess their role as potential animal reservoirs.
Keywords: Delta variant; SARS-CoV-2; cat; dog; reverse zoonosis; tiger.