MicrobiologybioRxiv
Pathogenesis, transmission and response to re-exposure of SARS-CoV-2 in domestic cats
A. M. Bosco-Lauth, A. E. Hartwig, S. M. Porter…·R. A. Bowen
This study investigates SARS-CoV-2 susceptibility, transmission, and immune response in domestic cats and dogs, finding cats can be infected subclinically and transmit the virus but develop immunity to re-infection, while dogs do not shed virus but mount neutralizing antibodies.
DOI 10.1073/pnas.2013102117