Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in pets living with COVID-19 owners diagnosed during the COVID-19 lockdown in Spain: A case of an asymptomatic cat with SARS-CoV-2 in Europe.

Ignacio Ruiz-Arrondo Aránzazu Portillo Ana M Palomar Sonia Santibáñez Paula Santibáñez Cristina Cervera José A Oteo

Transbound Emerg Dis

Center of Rickettsiosis and Arthropod-Borne Diseases (CRETAV), Hospital Universitario San Pedro-CIBIR, Logroño, La Rioja, Spain.

Published: March 2021

Pets from COVID-19 owners were screened for SARS-CoV-2 (April-May 2020). From 23 pets, an asymptomatic cat showed positive RT-qPCRs results from oropharyngeal swab (negative rectal swab). Remaining pets were negative. This suggests that cats can contract the virus from their infected owners and may act as potential hosts for SARS-CoV-2. Their role in carrying live or infectious viruses and disseminating them needs more investigation.

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