Natural SARS-CoV-2 infections, including virus isolation, among serially tested cats and dogs in households with confirmed human COVID-19 cases in Texas, USA
S. A. Hamer, A. Pauvolid-Correa, I. B. Zecca, E. Davila, L. D. Auckland, C. M. Roundy, W. Tang, M. K. Torchetti, M. L. Killian, M. Jenkins-Moore, K. Mozingo, Y. Akpalu, R. R. Ghai, J. R. Spengler, C. Barton Behravesh, , G. L. Hamer
The study investigates SARS-CoV-2 infections in cats and dogs from households with human COVID-19 cases, finding 47.1% of cats and 15.3% of dogs tested positive, with most asymptomatic and viral RNA persistence observed.
bioRxiv · Dec 8, 2020Zoology