Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Human-to-Cat SARS-CoV-2 Transmission: Case Report and Full-Genome Sequencing from an Infected Pet and Its Owner in Northern Italy
- Journal:
- Pathogens
- Year:
- 2021
- Authors:
- Gabriele Pagani et al.
- Affiliation:
- Infectious Diseases Unit, 3rd Division, Luigi Sacco Hospital, ASST FBF-Sacco, 20157 Milan, Italy · CH
- Species:
- cat
Abstract
There have been previous reports of the human-to-cat transmission of SARS-CoV-2, but there are only a few molecular studies that have compared the whole genome of the virus in cats and their owners. We here describe a case of domestic SARS-CoV-2 transmission from a healthcare worker to his cat for which nasopharyngeal swabs of both the cat and its owner were used for full-genome analysis. The results indicate that quarantine measures should be extended to pets living in SARS-CoV-2-infected households.
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