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. 2023 May;29(5):1066-1067.
doi: 10.3201/eid2905.221359.

Human-to-Animal Transmission of SARS-CoV-2, South Korea, 2021

Jinsun Bae, Changseek Ro, Yunhee Kang, Eulhae Ga, Woonsung Na, Daesub Song

Human-to-Animal Transmission of SARS-CoV-2, South Korea, 2021

Jinsun Bae et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 May.

Abstract

To investigate SARS-CoV-2 transmission from humans to animals in Seoul, South Korea, we submitted samples from companion animals owned by persons with confirmed COVID-19. Real-time PCR indicated higher SARS-CoV-2 viral infection rates for dogs and cats than previously reported from the United States and Europe. Host-specific adaptations could introduce mutant SARS-CoV-2 to humans.

Keywords: 2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; South Korea; cat; coronavirus disease; dog; respiratory infections; reverse zoonosis; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.

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