1. No detection of SARS-CoV-2 in animals exposed to infected keepers: results of a COVID-19 surveillance program
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Pellegrino Cerino, Carlo Buonerba, Gianfranco Brambilla, Luigi Atripaldi, Maria Tafuro, Denise Di Concilio, Lucia Vassallo, Gabriella Lo Conte, Maria Concetta Cuomo, Ivana Maiello, Jacopo D'Auria, Davide Cardinale, Maurizio Viscardi, Giuseppe Rofrano, Alfonso Gallo, Pasquale Brusco, Antonio Pizzolante, Vittorio Cicalese, Pio Galdi, Lydia Galdi, Sabato De Vita, Palmiero Volzone, Gabriele Di Vuolo, Annachiara Coppola, Biancamaria Pierri, and Giovanna Fusco
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COVID-19 ,human-to-animal transmission ,interspecies transmission ,reverse zoonotic transmission ,SARS-CoV-2 ,Medicine ,Medicine (General) ,R5-920 - Abstract
SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of the COVID-19 pandemic, has rarely been associated with transmission from humans to animals (reverse zoonotic transmission). In this retrospective study, the authors reviewed data obtained from 236 animals, including buffaloes, goats/sheep, horses, carrier pigeons, rabbits, hens, snakes, pigs and cows that were screened for SARS-CoV-2 infection because they had been in contact with their SARS-CoV-2-positive breeder for at least 2 weeks. None of the tested animals were found to be positive. The authors' findings suggest that the risk of reverse zoonotic transmission among bred animals and SARS-CoV-2-positive breeders is very low or nonexistent. Additional studies are warranted.
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- 2021
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