Possible Human-to-Dog Transmission of SARS-CoV-2, Italy, 2020 |
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| Authors: | Nicola Decaro,Gabriele Vaccari,Alessio Lorusso,Eleonora Lorusso,Luca De Sabato,Edward I. Patterson,Ilaria Di Bartolo,Grant L. Hughes,Liana Teodori,Costantina Desario,Barbara Colitti,Dominga Ricci,Domenico Buonavoglia,Sergio Rosati,Vito Martella,Cesare Cammà ,Umberto Agrimi,Gabriella Elia |
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| Abstract: | We detected severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in an otherwise healthy poodle living with 4 family members who had coronavirus disease. We observed antibodies in serum samples taken from the dog, indicating seroconversion. Full-length genome sequencing showed that the canine and human viruses were identical, suggesting human-to-animal transmission. |
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| Keywords: | dogs humans SARS-CoV-2 transmission next-generation sequencing phylogeny SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 respiratory infections severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 2019 novel coronavirus disease coronavirus disease zoonoses viruses coronavirus Italy |
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