ArticlePreventive veterinary medicine2022
Frequency of SARS-CoV-2 infection in dogs and cats: Results of a retrospective serological survey in Šumadija District, Serbia.
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- Assessment of the Risk Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Prevalence between Cats and Dogs in America and Europe: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Pooled it
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- Detection of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in companion animals in Poland during the post-pandemic period (2022-2025).BMC veterinary research · 2025Article
- Molecular Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 Virus in Dogs and Cats from Grenada.Veterinary sciences · 2025Article
- SARS-CoV-2 infection and exposure in cats and dogs in Romania.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- Serological Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 Exposure in Domestic Dogs and Cats, Thailand: Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant in Dogs Living in COVID-19-Positive Households.Transboundary and emerging diseases · 2024Article
- Do Blood Phenotypes of Feline AB Blood Group System Affect the SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Serostatus in Cats?Viruses · 2022Article
- Serological survey of SARS-CoV-2 in companion animals in China.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2022Article
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Abstract
It has long been known that coronaviruses cause various infectious diseases in animals. Although SARS-CoV-2 is genetically related to viruses isolated from Rhinolophus bats, the exact origin, mode of transmission, and how the human species has become the epidemiological reservoir of the virus have not yet been established with certainty. Although the main route of transmission is human-to-human, there are considerable numbers of reported cases of infection in animal species, predominantly among pet animals. The aim of this retrospective study was to assess SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity in dogs and cats during the COVID-19 pandemic in Šumadija District, Serbia. We used serology to identify household contacts of pet animals with infected pet owners and the degree of association. The study presented in this paper is also the first study of this type in Serbia. The results of a retrospective serosurvey, which was conducted in dogs and cats with different exposure risk factors, were analyzed to find the possible modes of transmission between humans and animals. The relative frequency of SARS-CoV-2 infection in dogs was 1.45% bounded with a 95% confidence interval (CI) of 0.0007-7.73%, while in cats, it was 5.56% (95% CI: 0.77-4.13%). The relative frequency of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pet owners was 11% (95% CI: 6.25-18.63%). In pets that were in close contact with COVID-19 positive owners, the seropositivity was found to be 9%. Out of a total of five stray dogs and cats tested, seropositivity was observed in two animals. Detected SARS-CoV-2 infection in pets shows that these animals are susceptible to infection and that the most common means of virus transmission to pets is through contact with diseased owners. However, the presence of infection in stray dogs and cats is not clear and needs further research.
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