Emerging infectious diseases · 2020 · 196 citations · 6 references
Veterinary MedicineInfectious DiseasesVeterinary MicrobiologyMolecular VirologyOutbreak InvestigationVirologyAnimal VirusesVeterinary VirologyViral GenomicsViral InfectionsViral ZoonosesZoonotic VirusesCoronavirus ZoonosesDirect Animal-to-human TransmissionFeline Infectious DiseasesFeline VirusesHuman-to-animal TransmissionRespiratory VirusesSars-cov-2 InfectionSevere Acute Respiratory Syndrome
We tested 50 cats from coronavirus disease households or close contacts in Hong Kong, China, for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 RNA in respiratory and fecal samples. We found 6 cases of apparent human-to-feline transmission involving healthy cats. Virus genomes sequenced from 1 cat and its owner were identical.
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