Natural and experimental SARS-CoV-2 infection in domestic and wild animals

DA Meekins, NN Gaudreault, JA Richt - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
SARS-CoV-2 is the etiological agent responsible for the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,
which continues to spread with devastating effects on global health and socioeconomics …

Potential zoonotic sources of SARS‐CoV‐2 infections

WK Jo, EF de Oliveira‐Filho, A Rasche… - Transboundary and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus‐2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) causing coronavirus
disease‐2019 (COVID‐19) likely has evolutionary origins in other animals than humans …

[HTML][HTML] Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 delta variant (AY. 127) from pet hamsters to humans, leading to onward human-to-human transmission: a case study

HL Yen, THC Sit, CJ Brackman, SSY Chuk, H Gu… - The Lancet, 2022 - thelancet.com
Summary Background Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from humans to other mammals,
including pet animals, has been reported. However, with the exception of farmed mink, there …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 infection in dogs and cats of humans diagnosed with COVID-19 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

GA Calvet, SA Pereira, M Ogrzewalska… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Infection by SARS-CoV-2 in domestic animals has been related to close contact
with humans diagnosed with COVID-19. Objectives: To assess the exposure, infection, and …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 infections and viral isolations among serially tested cats and dogs in households with infected owners in Texas, USA

SA Hamer, A Pauvolid-Corrêa, IB Zecca, E Davila… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
Understanding the ecological and epidemiological roles of pets in the transmission of SARS-
CoV-2 is critical for animal and human health, identifying household reservoirs, and …

Evaluation of a SARS-CoV-2 surrogate virus neutralization test for detection of antibody in human, canine, cat, and hamster sera

RAPM Perera, R Ko, OTY Tsang, DSC Hui… - Journal of clinical …, 2021 - journals.asm.org
Surrogate neutralization assays for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2) that can be done without biosafety level 3 containment and in multiple species are …

Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in domestic cats imposes a narrow bottleneck

KM Braun, GK Moreno, PJ Halfmann… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The evolutionary mechanisms by which SARS-CoV-2 viruses adapt to mammalian hosts
and, potentially, undergo antigenic evolution depend on the ways genetic variation is …

Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) exposure in pet cats and dogs in Minnesota, USA

M Dileepan, D Di, Q Huang, S Ahmed, D Heinrich, H Ly… - Virulence, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is continuing to spread
globally. SARS-CoV-2 infections of feline and canine species have also been reported …

[HTML][HTML] Monitoring Natural SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Lions (Panthera leo) at the Barcelona Zoo: Viral Dynamics and Host Responses

H Fernández-Bellon, J Rodon, L Fernández-Bastit… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
To date, no evidence supports the fact that animals play a role in the epidemiology of the
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of the …

SARS-CoV-2 infections in animals: reservoirs for reverse zoonosis and models for study

T Prince, SL Smith, AD Radford, T Solomon… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
The recent SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has brought many questions over the origin of the virus,
the threat it poses to animals both in the wild and captivity, and the risks of a permanent viral …