Publications by authors named "Anna Pio Soares Dos Santos"
Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection and co-infections in stray cats in Brazil.
Anisleidy Pérez Castillo Joao Victor Oliveira Miranda Paula Luize Camargos Fonseca Soraia de Oliveira Silva Rosálida Estevam Nazar Lopes Luiza Campos Guerra de Araújo E Santos Anna Pio Soares Dos Santos
Acta Trop
January 2024
Article Synopsis
- Researchers studied stray cats in Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic, testing for various infections including SARS-CoV-2 and other pathogens.
- Out of 78 cats tested, 7.7% were found to have SARS-CoV-2, specifically the Delta variant, with no clinical signs of illness observed.
- Additionally, infections were noted for Leishmania spp. (9%), Toxoplasma gondii (23.1% seroprevalence), Mycoplasma spp. (7.7%), and Bartonella spp. (38.5%), while feline leukemia virus (FeLV) was detected in 17.9% of cats, and none tested positive for feline immunodeficiency virus (