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Human-to-Cat SARS-CoV-2 Transmission: Case Report and Full-Genome Sequencing from an Infected Pet and Its Owner in Northern Italy.
- Source :
- Pathogens; Feb2021, Vol. 10 Issue 2, p252, 1p
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- SARS-CoV-2
PETS
PET owners
MEDICAL personnel
CAT owners
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20760817
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Pathogens
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 150857644
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10020252