The Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from COVID-19-Diagnosed People to Their Pet Dogs and Cats in a Multi-Year Surveillance Project

The Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from COVID-19-Diagnosed People to Their Pet Dogs and Cats in a Multi-Year Surveillance Project

Recent emerging zoonotic disease outbreaks, such as that of SARS-CoV-2, have demonstrated the need for wider companion animal disease surveillance. We tested 1000 dogs and cats belonging to employees of a US veterinary hospital network that were exposed to human COVID-19 cases in the household betwe...

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Main Authors: Anne K. Kimmerlein, Talon S. McKee, Philip J. Bergman, Irina Sokolchik, Christian M. Leutenegger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-07-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
pets
disease surveillance
public health
One Health
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/16/7/1157

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