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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Main Authors: Caitlin M. Cossaboom, Alexandra M. Medley, Jessica R. Spengler, Esther A. Kukielka, Grace W. Goryoka, Tiffany Baird, Swity Bhavsar, Stefanie Campbell, Thomas S. Campbell, Daniel Christensen, Jillian A. Condrey, Patrick Dawson, Jeffrey B. Doty, Amanda Feldpausch, Julie Gabel, Dee Jones, Ailam Lim, Christina M. Loiacono, Melinda Jenkins-Moore, Andrea Moore, Clarissa Noureddine, Jorge Ortega, Keith Poulsen, Jane A. Rooney, John Rossow, Karen Sheppard, Emma Sweet, Robyn Stoddard, Rachel M. Tell, Ryan M. Wallace, Carl Williams, Casey Barton Behravesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Biology
Subjects:
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
zoonosis
coronavirus
human-to-animal
animal shelter
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/10/9/898

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