SARS-CoV-2 transmission from infected owner to household dogs and cats is associated with food sharing
Objectives: Several cases of reverse transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from human to pets were reported during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Accordingly, the World Organization for Animal Health has recommended to improve SARS-CoV-2 surveillance on household animals to assess the risk of transmi...
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| author | Solon Alberto-Orlando Joselyn L. Calderon Ariana Leon-Sosa Leandro Patiño Melissa N. Zambrano-Alvarado Lisette D. Pasquel-Villa David O. Rugel-Gonzalez Dayana Flores Maria Daniela Mera Pamela Valencia Jose Julian Zuñiga-Velarde Clara Tello-Cabrera Miguel Angel Garcia-Bereguiain |
| author_facet | Solon Alberto-Orlando Joselyn L. Calderon Ariana Leon-Sosa Leandro Patiño Melissa N. Zambrano-Alvarado Lisette D. Pasquel-Villa David O. Rugel-Gonzalez Dayana Flores Maria Daniela Mera Pamela Valencia Jose Julian Zuñiga-Velarde Clara Tello-Cabrera Miguel Angel Garcia-Bereguiain |
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| description | Objectives: Several cases of reverse transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from human to pets were reported during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Accordingly, the World Organization for Animal Health has recommended to improve SARS-CoV-2 surveillance on household animals to assess the risk of transmission between species. After such recommendation, we studied the potential SARS-CoV-2 infection in household dogs and cats in the city of Guayaquil, the most populated city in Ecuador. Methods: Oral and nasal swab samples were collected from dogs and cats within 10 days of a positive SARS-CoV-2 test result of their owners. Total ribonucleic acid was extracted and detection of viral gene targets N and ORF1ab was performed by quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. Results: From the 50 cats and dogs tested, 12 were SARS-CoV-2 positive, giving a total positivity rate of 24%. A total of 1 of 8 cats tested positive, whereas 11 of 42 dogs were positive, yielding a positivity rate of 12.5% and 26.2%, respectively. SARS-CoV-2 was confirmed by whole genome sequencing. In addition, we also found a statistically significant association between SARS-CoV-2 pet positivity and food sharing with infected owners. Conclusion: This study is the second active surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in household dogs and cats in Latin America. Moreover, it is the first study to address the risk factors associated with potential anthropogenic SARS-CoV-2 transmission to domestic cats and dogs. Given the high presence of free-roaming dogs and cats in rural and urban areas in Latin American countries and the high capacity shown by coronaviruses for interspecies transmission, our findings support the view that SARS-CoV-2 surveillance in pets is necessary to better understand the role that pet-human interaction plays in the COVID-19 spread. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-40dcc62d166a4202a50e0bf6d95e37772022-12-22T04:24:04ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases1201-97122022-09-01122295299SARS-CoV-2 transmission from infected owner to household dogs and cats is associated with food sharingSolon Alberto-Orlando0Joselyn L. Calderon1Ariana Leon-Sosa2Leandro Patiño3Melissa N. Zambrano-Alvarado4Lisette D. Pasquel-Villa5David O. Rugel-Gonzalez6Dayana Flores7Maria Daniela Mera8Pamela Valencia9Jose Julian Zuñiga-Velarde10Clara Tello-Cabrera11Miguel Angel Garcia-Bereguiain12Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Salud Publica, Dirección Investigación Desarrollo e Innovación, Guayaquil, Ecuador; Universidad Espiritu Santo, Guayaquil, Ecuador; Corresponding authors.Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Salud Publica, Dirección Investigación Desarrollo e Innovación, Guayaquil, EcuadorInstituto Nacional de Investigación y Salud Publica, Dirección Investigación Desarrollo e Innovación, Guayaquil, EcuadorInstituto Nacional de Investigación y Salud Publica, Dirección Investigación Desarrollo e Innovación, Guayaquil, EcuadorInstituto Nacional de Investigación y Salud Publica, Dirección Investigación Desarrollo e Innovación, Guayaquil, EcuadorMinisterio de Salud Pública del Ecuador, Distrito Pascuales 2, Guayaquil, EcuadorFacultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Agraria del Ecuador, Guayaquil, EcuadorFacultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Agraria del Ecuador, Guayaquil, EcuadorFacultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Agraria del Ecuador, Guayaquil, EcuadorFacultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Agraria del Ecuador, Guayaquil, EcuadorClínica Veterinaria Dr. Pet, Guayaquil, EcuadorInstituto Nacional de Investigación y Salud Publica, Dirección Investigación Desarrollo e Innovación, Guayaquil, EcuadorOne Health Research Group, Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, Ecuador; Corresponding authors.Objectives: Several cases of reverse transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from human to pets were reported during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Accordingly, the World Organization for Animal Health has recommended to improve SARS-CoV-2 surveillance on household animals to assess the risk of transmission between species. After such recommendation, we studied the potential SARS-CoV-2 infection in household dogs and cats in the city of Guayaquil, the most populated city in Ecuador. Methods: Oral and nasal swab samples were collected from dogs and cats within 10 days of a positive SARS-CoV-2 test result of their owners. Total ribonucleic acid was extracted and detection of viral gene targets N and ORF1ab was performed by quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. Results: From the 50 cats and dogs tested, 12 were SARS-CoV-2 positive, giving a total positivity rate of 24%. A total of 1 of 8 cats tested positive, whereas 11 of 42 dogs were positive, yielding a positivity rate of 12.5% and 26.2%, respectively. SARS-CoV-2 was confirmed by whole genome sequencing. In addition, we also found a statistically significant association between SARS-CoV-2 pet positivity and food sharing with infected owners. Conclusion: This study is the second active surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in household dogs and cats in Latin America. Moreover, it is the first study to address the risk factors associated with potential anthropogenic SARS-CoV-2 transmission to domestic cats and dogs. Given the high presence of free-roaming dogs and cats in rural and urban areas in Latin American countries and the high capacity shown by coronaviruses for interspecies transmission, our findings support the view that SARS-CoV-2 surveillance in pets is necessary to better understand the role that pet-human interaction plays in the COVID-19 spread.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971222003137SARS-CoV-2CatsDogsPetsFood sharingRisk factors |
| spellingShingle | Solon Alberto-Orlando Joselyn L. Calderon Ariana Leon-Sosa Leandro Patiño Melissa N. Zambrano-Alvarado Lisette D. Pasquel-Villa David O. Rugel-Gonzalez Dayana Flores Maria Daniela Mera Pamela Valencia Jose Julian Zuñiga-Velarde Clara Tello-Cabrera Miguel Angel Garcia-Bereguiain SARS-CoV-2 transmission from infected owner to household dogs and cats is associated with food sharing International Journal of Infectious Diseases SARS-CoV-2 Cats Dogs Pets Food sharing Risk factors |
| title | SARS-CoV-2 transmission from infected owner to household dogs and cats is associated with food sharing |
| title_full | SARS-CoV-2 transmission from infected owner to household dogs and cats is associated with food sharing |
| title_fullStr | SARS-CoV-2 transmission from infected owner to household dogs and cats is associated with food sharing |
| title_full_unstemmed | SARS-CoV-2 transmission from infected owner to household dogs and cats is associated with food sharing |
| title_short | SARS-CoV-2 transmission from infected owner to household dogs and cats is associated with food sharing |
| title_sort | sars cov 2 transmission from infected owner to household dogs and cats is associated with food sharing |
| topic | SARS-CoV-2 Cats Dogs Pets Food sharing Risk factors |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971222003137 |
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