SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Dogs and Cats: Facts and Speculations

doi:10.3389/fvets.2021.619207

. 2021 Feb 10:8:619207.

doi: 10.3389/fvets.2021.619207. eCollection 2021.

SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Dogs and Cats: Facts and Speculations

Nicola Decaro¹, Andrea Balboni², Luigi Bertolotti³, Piera Anna Martino⁴, Maurizio Mazzei⁵, Francesco Mira⁶, Ugo Pagnini⁷

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¹ Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.
² Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
³ Department of Veterinary Science, University of Torino, Turin, Italy.
⁴ Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milano, Milan, Italy.
⁵ Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
⁶ Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia "A. Mirri", Palermo, Italy.
⁷ Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Productions, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy.

PMID: 33644148
PMCID: PMC7902482
DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.619207

SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Dogs and Cats: Facts and Speculations

Nicola Decaro et al. Front Vet Sci. 2021.

. 2021 Feb 10:8:619207.

doi: 10.3389/fvets.2021.619207. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Nicola Decaro¹, Andrea Balboni², Luigi Bertolotti³, Piera Anna Martino⁴, Maurizio Mazzei⁵, Francesco Mira⁶, Ugo Pagnini⁷

Affiliations

¹ Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.
² Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
³ Department of Veterinary Science, University of Torino, Turin, Italy.
⁴ Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milano, Milan, Italy.
⁵ Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
⁶ Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia "A. Mirri", Palermo, Italy.
⁷ Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Productions, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy.

PMID: 33644148
PMCID: PMC7902482
DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.619207

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Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; cats; dogs; facts; speculations.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. The reviewer DD declared a shared affiliation with one of the authors, UP, to the handling editor at time of review.

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[1] Lorusso A, Calistri P, Petrini A, Savini G, Decaro N. Novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic: a veterinary perspective. Vet Ital. (2020) 56:5–10. 10.12834/VetIt.2173.11599.1 - DOI - PubMed

[2] Lorusso A, Calistri P, Petrini A, Savini G, Decaro N. Novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic: a veterinary perspective. Vet Ital. (2020) 56:5–10. 10.12834/VetIt.2173.11599.1 - DOI - PubMed

[3] Zhou P, Yang XL, Wang XG, Hu B, Zhang L, Zhang W, et al. . A pneumonia outbreak associated with a new coronavirus of probable bat origin. Nature. (2020) 579:270–3. 10.1038/s41586-020-2012-7 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[4] Zhou P, Yang XL, Wang XG, Hu B, Zhang L, Zhang W, et al. . A pneumonia outbreak associated with a new coronavirus of probable bat origin. Nature. (2020) 579:270–3. 10.1038/s41586-020-2012-7 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[5] Sit THC, Brackman CJ, Ip SM, Tam KWS, Law PYT, To EMW, et al. Infection of dogs with SARS-CoV-2. Nature. (2020) 586:776–8. 10.1038/s41586-020-2334-5 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[6] Sit THC, Brackman CJ, Ip SM, Tam KWS, Law PYT, To EMW, et al. Infection of dogs with SARS-CoV-2. Nature. (2020) 586:776–8. 10.1038/s41586-020-2334-5 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[7] Garigliany M, Van Laere A, Clercx C, Giet D, Escriou N, Huon C, et al. . SARS-CoV-2 natural transmission from human to cat, Belgium, March 2020. Emerg Infect Dis. (2020) 26:3069–71. 10.3201/eid2612.202223 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[8] Garigliany M, Van Laere A, Clercx C, Giet D, Escriou N, Huon C, et al. . SARS-CoV-2 natural transmission from human to cat, Belgium, March 2020. Emerg Infect Dis. (2020) 26:3069–71. 10.3201/eid2612.202223 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[9] Newman A, Smith D, Ghai RR, Wallace RM, Torchetti MK, Loiacono C, et al. . First reported cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection in companion animals - New York, march-april 2020. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. (2020) 69:710–3. 10.15585/mmwr.mm6923e3 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[10] Newman A, Smith D, Ghai RR, Wallace RM, Torchetti MK, Loiacono C, et al. . First reported cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection in companion animals - New York, march-april 2020. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. (2020) 69:710–3. 10.15585/mmwr.mm6923e3 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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