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Limited cross-species transmission and absence of mutations associated with SARS-CoV-2 adaptation in cats: A case study of infection in a small household setting.
Transboundary and emerging diseases - 1 May 2022
Chaintoutis Serafeim C, Siarkou Victoria I, Mylonakis Mathios E, Kazakos George M, Skeva Panagiota-Nefeli, Bampali Maria, Dimitriou Marios, Dovrolis Nikolaos, Polizopoulou Zoe S, Karakasiliotis Ioannis, Dovas Chrysostomos I
Abstract excerpt
In the present study, the course of SARS-CoV-2 natural infection in two asymptomatic cats, which were negative for immunosuppressive retroviral infections, is investigated. The source of the virus for the cats was their COVID-19-affected owner, with whom they were in continuous proximity in a small household setting. The owner's signs included fatigue, sneezing, anosmia and loss of taste, and diagnosis was...
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