First reported cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pets in São Paulo, Brazil
Background and Aim: The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is responsible for the global coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) in humans in 2019. Although SARS-CoV-2 infection is primarily asymptomatic and transitory in companion animals, the role of these animals in the life cyc...
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| author | Rafael G. Agopian Suellen C. G. da Luz Alexandre G. B. Zebral Giovanna F. de Sousa Igor A. V. de Oliveira Letícia S. Lima Marcela A. Sechi Mayara C. de Oliveira Valéria F. Rudiniski Daniel Friguglietti Brandespim Otávio V. de Carvalho Christina Pettan-Brewer Andrea P. dos Santos Louise B. Kmetiuk Alexander Welker Biondo |
| author_facet | Rafael G. Agopian Suellen C. G. da Luz Alexandre G. B. Zebral Giovanna F. de Sousa Igor A. V. de Oliveira Letícia S. Lima Marcela A. Sechi Mayara C. de Oliveira Valéria F. Rudiniski Daniel Friguglietti Brandespim Otávio V. de Carvalho Christina Pettan-Brewer Andrea P. dos Santos Louise B. Kmetiuk Alexander Welker Biondo |
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| description | Background and Aim: The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is responsible for the global coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) in humans in 2019. Although SARS-CoV-2 infection is primarily asymptomatic and transitory in companion animals, the role of these animals in the life cycle of the virus remains unclear. This study aimed to survey the first SARS-CoV-2 infection cases in pets, including a dog and three cats in São Paulo, Brazil.
Materials and Methods: We invited COVID-19-positive pet owners to participate in the survey and obtained nasal, oropharyngeal, and rectal swab samples from their pets. These samples were placed in vials and subjected to a real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction. In addition, the owners answered an epidemiological questionnaire, and the pets underwent clinical examination and monitoring.
Results: Out of 49 sampled pets, 3/19 (15.8%) cats and 1/30 (3.3%) dogs tested positive, with wide variations in viral loads. Despite the limitations of size and non-randomized sampling, our results showed that cats are more susceptible than dogs to SARS-CoV-2 infection, presenting a cat: dog ratio of 4.8: 1. Only one cat presented mild and transitory respiratory symptoms.
Conclusion: Although SARS-CoV-2 infection was detected in pets in the largest South American city and the COVID-19 epicenter at the time, these first detected pet cases displayed either none or mild clinical signs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8a41d1b1d5b84c74addae1188176c6162022-12-22T03:38:49ZengVeterinary WorldVeterinary World0972-89882231-09162022-11-0115112593259610.14202/vetworld.2022.2593-2596First reported cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pets in São Paulo, BrazilRafael G. Agopian0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3546-3120Suellen C. G. da Luz1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4278-4782Alexandre G. B. Zebral2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2863-4278Giovanna F. de Sousa3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1140-7327Igor A. V. de Oliveira4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3646-9700Letícia S. Lima5https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0449-3669Marcela A. Sechi6https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2182-3033Mayara C. de Oliveira7https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4785-169XValéria F. Rudiniski8https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5430-3347Daniel Friguglietti Brandespim9https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9690-7859Otávio V. de Carvalho10https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1432-997XChristina Pettan-Brewer11https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5438-3890Andrea P. dos Santos12https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1037-970XLouise B. Kmetiuk13https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6579-1278Alexander Welker Biondo14https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4182-5821Department of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary College, University of Santo Amaro (UNISA), São Paulo, Brazil.Department of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary College, University of Santo Amaro (UNISA), São Paulo, Brazil.Department of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary College, University of Santo Amaro (UNISA), São Paulo, Brazil.Department of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary College, University of Santo Amaro (UNISA), São Paulo, Brazil.Department of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary College, University of Santo Amaro (UNISA), São Paulo, Brazil.Department of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary College, University of Santo Amaro (UNISA), São Paulo, Brazil.Department of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary College, University of Santo Amaro (UNISA), São Paulo, Brazil.Department of Medicine, University of Santo Amaro (UNISA), São Paulo, Brazil.Department of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary College, University of Santo Amaro (UNISA), São Paulo, Brazil.Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.TECSA Animal Laboratories, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.Department of Comparative Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.Department of Comparative Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.Department of Comparative Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.Department of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.Background and Aim: The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is responsible for the global coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) in humans in 2019. Although SARS-CoV-2 infection is primarily asymptomatic and transitory in companion animals, the role of these animals in the life cycle of the virus remains unclear. This study aimed to survey the first SARS-CoV-2 infection cases in pets, including a dog and three cats in São Paulo, Brazil. Materials and Methods: We invited COVID-19-positive pet owners to participate in the survey and obtained nasal, oropharyngeal, and rectal swab samples from their pets. These samples were placed in vials and subjected to a real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction. In addition, the owners answered an epidemiological questionnaire, and the pets underwent clinical examination and monitoring. Results: Out of 49 sampled pets, 3/19 (15.8%) cats and 1/30 (3.3%) dogs tested positive, with wide variations in viral loads. Despite the limitations of size and non-randomized sampling, our results showed that cats are more susceptible than dogs to SARS-CoV-2 infection, presenting a cat: dog ratio of 4.8: 1. Only one cat presented mild and transitory respiratory symptoms. Conclusion: Although SARS-CoV-2 infection was detected in pets in the largest South American city and the COVID-19 epicenter at the time, these first detected pet cases displayed either none or mild clinical signs.http://www.veterinaryworld.org/Vol.15/November-2022/11.pdfnovel coronavirusone healthveterinary medicinezoonoses |
| spellingShingle | Rafael G. Agopian Suellen C. G. da Luz Alexandre G. B. Zebral Giovanna F. de Sousa Igor A. V. de Oliveira Letícia S. Lima Marcela A. Sechi Mayara C. de Oliveira Valéria F. Rudiniski Daniel Friguglietti Brandespim Otávio V. de Carvalho Christina Pettan-Brewer Andrea P. dos Santos Louise B. Kmetiuk Alexander Welker Biondo First reported cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pets in São Paulo, Brazil Veterinary World novel coronavirus one health veterinary medicine zoonoses |
| title | First reported cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pets in São Paulo, Brazil |
| title_full | First reported cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pets in São Paulo, Brazil |
| title_fullStr | First reported cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pets in São Paulo, Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | First reported cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pets in São Paulo, Brazil |
| title_short | First reported cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pets in São Paulo, Brazil |
| title_sort | first reported cases of sars cov 2 infection in pets in sao paulo brazil |
| topic | novel coronavirus one health veterinary medicine zoonoses |
| url | http://www.veterinaryworld.org/Vol.15/November-2022/11.pdf |
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