Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in two cats during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in France.
Vet Med Sci
; 8(1): 14-20, 2022 01.
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| ID: mdl-34704394
ABSTRACT
Although there are several reports in the literature of SARS-CoV-2 infection in cats, few SARS-CoV-2 sequences from infected cats have been published. In this study, SARS-CoV-2 infection was evaluated in two cats by clinical observation, molecular biology (qPCR and NGS), and serology (microsphere immunoassay and seroneutralization). Following the observation of symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection in two cats, infection status was confirmed by RT-qPCR and, in one cat, serological analysis for antibodies against N-protein and S-protein, as well as neutralizing antibodies. Comparative analysis of five SARS-CoV-2 sequence fragments obtained from one of the cats showed that this infection was not with one of the three recently emerged variants of SARS-CoV-2. This study provides additional information on the clinical, molecular, and serological aspects of SARS-CoV-2 infection in cats.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfermedades de los Gatos
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Animals
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Vet Med Sci
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Francia