ArticleThe veterinary quarterly2021
SARS-CoV-2 infection in domestic and feral cats: current evidence and implications.
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- Study on sentinel hosts for surveillance of future COVID-19-like outbreaks.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Seroprevalence of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in Cats during Five Waves of COVID-19 Epidemic in Thailand and Correlation with Human Outbreaks.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Screening for canine coronavirus, canine influenza virus, and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in dogs during the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic.Veterinary world · 2023Article
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- SARS-CoV-2 Neutralizing Antibodies in Free-Ranging Fallow Deer (Transboundary and emerging diseases · 2023Article
- SARS-CoV-2 and natural infection in animals.Journal of medical virology · 2023Review
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- Surveillance and Molecular Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Non-Human Hosts in Gujarat, India.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Besides human booster doses: Could vaccinating highly susceptible animals to SARS-CoV-2 be the needed urgent strategic step?International journal of surgery (London, England) · 2022Article
- Origin and evolutionary analysis of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.Journal of biosafety and biosecurity · 2022Article
- SARS-CoV-2 vaccine for domestic and captive animals: An effort to counter COVID-19 pandemic at the human-animal interface.Vaccine · 2021Article
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Abstract
Current evidence indicates that cats play a limited role in COVID-19 epidemiology, and pets are probably dead-end hosts of SARS-CoV-2 and pose negligible risks of transmission to humans. Still, one health concept is to be adopted widely as a component of mitigation strategies to tackle the ongoing pandemic. Therefore, in terms of the magnitude of infection and potential to transmit SARS-CoV-2 to humans, our surveillance efforts should mainly focus on mustelids (especially minks, ferrets, and others) for early detection and control of infection. This will ensure that SARS-CoV-2 will not get established in the wild animal population of these susceptible species. We agree with Dr. Passarella Teixeira on the possibility of domestic and feral cats acting as an urban reservoir, subsequently transmitting the virus to human beings. However, it is less likely that such a phenomenon will be reported even if it has occurred due to the efficient and extensive human-to-human transmission of SARS-CoV-2.
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