Low SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence and No Active Infections among Dogs and Cats in Animal Shelters with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 Human Cases among Employees

Low SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence and No Active Infections among Dogs and Cats in Animal Shelters with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 Human Cases among Employees

Human-to-animal and animal-to-animal transmission of SARS-CoV-2 has been documented; however, investigations into SARS-CoV-2 transmission in congregate animal settings are lacking. We investigated four animal shelters in the United States that had identified animals with exposure to shelter employee...

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Veröffentlicht in:Biology (Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2021-09, Vol.10 (9), p.898
Hauptverfasser: Cossaboom, Caitlin M, Medley, Alexandra M, Spengler, Jessica R, Kukielka, Esther A, Goryoka, Grace W, Baird, Tiffany, Bhavsar, Swity, Campbell, Stefanie, Campbell, Thomas S, Christensen, Daniel, Condrey, Jillian A, Dawson, Patrick, Doty, Jeffrey B, Feldpausch, Amanda, Gabel, Julie, Jones, Dee, Lim, Ailam, Loiacono, Christina M, Jenkins-Moore, Melinda, Moore, Andrea, Noureddine, Clarissa, Ortega, Jorge, Poulsen, Keith, Rooney, Jane A, Rossow, John, Sheppard, Karen, Sweet, Emma, Stoddard, Robyn, Tell, Rachel M, Wallace, Ryan M, Williams, Carl, Barton Behravesh, Casey
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
animal shelter
Animal shelters
Antibodies
coronavirus
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Employees
human-to-animal
SARS-CoV-2
Serology
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Shelters
zoonosis
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Zusammenfassung:Human-to-animal and animal-to-animal transmission of SARS-CoV-2 has been documented; however, investigations into SARS-CoV-2 transmission in congregate animal settings are lacking. We investigated four animal shelters in the United States that had identified animals with exposure to shelter employees with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19. Of the 96 cats and dogs with specimens collected, only one dog had detectable SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies; no animal specimens had detectable viral RNA. These data indicate a low probability of human-to-animal transmission events in cats and dogs in shelter settings with early implementation of infection prevention interventions.
ISSN:2079-7737
2079-7737
DOI:10.3390/biology10090898