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Pet Animals Were Infected with SARS-CoV-2 from Their Owners Who Developed COVID-19: Case Series Study

Published:2023-09-29 Issue:10 Volume:15 Page:2028
ISSN:1999-4915
Container-title:Viruses
language:en
Short-container-title:Viruses

Author:

Kuroda Yudai¹^ORCID,Watanabe Kei²,Yamamoto Tsukasa¹,Suzuki Hiroki²,Park Eun-sil¹,Ishijima Keita¹,Tatemoto Kango¹,Virhuez-Mendoza Milagros¹^ORCID,Inoue Yusuke¹³,Harada Michiko¹³,Nishino Ayano¹³,Sekizuka Tsuyoshi⁴,Kuroda Makoto⁴^ORCID,Fujimoto Tsuguto⁵^ORCID,Ishihara Genki²,Horie Ryo²,Kawamoto Kosuke²,Maeda Ken¹³^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Veterinary Science, National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID), Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan

2. Anicom Specialty Medical Institute Inc., Nishi-shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan

3. Joint Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yoshida, Yamaguchi 753-8515, Japan

4. Pathogen Genomics Center, NIID, Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan

5. Department of Fungal Infection, NIID, Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan

Abstract

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection among pets owned by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients has been reported around the world. However, how often the animals are exposed to SARS-CoV-2 by their owners is still unclear. We have collected swab samples from COVID-19 patients’ pets and performed real-time RT-PCR to detect the viral genome. In total, 8 of 53 dogs (15.1%) and 5 of 34 cats (14.7%) tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 N gene. The result of a virus neutralization (VN) test also showed VN antibodies in four cats and six dogs. Our results indicate that the virus often passed from infected owners to their pets, which then excreted the virus despite having no or mild clinical signs.

Funder

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development

Health Labour Sciences Research Grant

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Virology,Infectious Diseases

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/15/10/2028/pdf

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