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SARS-CoV-2 Natural Transmission from Human to Cat, Belgium, March 2020.

Mutien Garigliany Anne-Sophie Van Laere Cécile Clercx Didier Giet Nicolas Escriou Christèle Huon Sylvie van der Werf Marc Eloit Daniel Desmecht
PMID 32788033 2020 Emerg Infect Dis eng ppublish
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Publication summary

In March 2020, a severe respiratory syndrome developed in a cat, 1 week after its owner received positive test results for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. Viral RNA was detected in the cat's nasopharyngeal swab samples and vomitus or feces; immunoglobulin against the virus was found in convalescent-phase serum. Human-to-cat transmission is suspected.

2019 novel coronavirus disease cat coronavirus disease COVID-19 Felis silvestris catus pandemic respiratory infections reverse zoonosis SARS-CoV-2 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 transmission viruses zoonoses Cats Animals Belgium COVID-19 Female

Structured evidence records

Evidence records

2 total
Serological Evidence 1 records
Serological Evidence Extraction confidence 0.90
Key finding

Antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 were detected in convalescent serum of a cat infected after its owner’s COVID-19 diagnosis, demonstrating serological evidence of infection.

Virus
SARS-CoV-2
Location
Not specified
Supporting text

Viral RNA was detected in the cat's nasopharyngeal swab samples and vomitus or feces; immunoglobulin against the virus was found in convalescent-phase serum.

Sample type
serum
Spillover Event 1 records
Spillover Event Extraction confidence 0.95
Key finding

SARS-CoV-2 was transmitted from a human owner to a cat in Belgium, representing a confirmed human-to-animal spillback event.

Virus
SARS-CoV-2
Location
Belgium Belgium
Supporting text

In March 2020, a severe respiratory syndrome developed in a cat, 1 week after its owner received positive test results for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. Human-to-cat transmission is suspected.

Method
PCR; serology
Study design
case report
Transmission direction
human-to-animal
Geographic raw
Belgium
Country inferred
Belgium