Contribution of cats and dogs to SARS-CoV-2 transmission in households

IntroductionSARS-CoV-2 is known to jump across species. The occurrence of transmission in households between humans and companion animals has been shown, but the contribution of companion animals to the overall transmission within a household is unknown. The basic reproduction number (R0) is an impo...

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Main Authors: Egil A. J. Fischer, Els M. Broens, Hans S. Kooistra, Myrna M. T. De Rooij, Jan Arend Stegeman, Mart C. M. De Jong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2023.1151772/full