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SARS-CoV-2 in Quarantined Domestic Cats from COVID-19 Households or Close Contacts,Hong Kong,China |
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| Authors: | Vanessa R. Barrs Malik Peiris Karina W.S. Tam Pierra Y.T. Law Christopher J. Brackman Esther M.W. To Veronica Y.T. Yu Daniel K.W. Chu Ranawaka A.P.M. Perera Thomas H.C. Sit |
| Affiliation: | City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (V.R. Barrs); The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (M. Peiris, D.K.W. Chu, R.A.P.M. Perera);Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong (K.W.S. Tam, P.Y.T. Law, C.J. Brackman, E.M.W. To, V.Y.T. Yu, T.H.C. Sit) |
| Abstract: | 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. |
| Keywords: | severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus disease COVID-19 coronavirus viruses pandemic quarantine domestic cats households close contacts respiratory infections zoonoses Hong Kong China |