SARS-CoV-2–Specific Antibodies in Domestic Cats during First COVID-19 Wave,Europe |
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| Authors: | Claudia Schulz,Byron Martina,Monica Mirolo,Elisabeth Mü ller,Ruth Klein,Holger Volk,Herman Egberink,Mariana Gonzalez-Hernandez,Franziska Kaiser,Maren von Kö ckritz-Blickwede,Albert Osterhaus |
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| Affiliation: | University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany (C. Schulz, M. Mirolo, H. Volk, M. Gonzalez-Hernandez, F. Kaiser, M. von Köckritz-Blickwede, A. Osterhaus);Artemis One Health Research Foundation, Delft, the Netherlands (B. Martina, M. Mirolo);LABOklin, Kissingen, Germany (E. Müller, R. Klein);Utrecht University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht, the Netherlands (H. Egberink) |
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| Abstract: | We conducted a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 antibody seroprevalence study among >2,000 domestic cats from 4 countries during the first coronavirus disease wave in Europe. We found 4.4% seroprevalence using a virus neutralization test and 4.3% using a receptor-binding domain ELISA, demonstrating probable human-to-cat transmission. |
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| Keywords: | COVID-19 cat Europe serology ELISA neutralization tests felines respiratory infections severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 SARS-CoV-2 SARS coronavirus disease One Health zoonoses viruses coronavirus |
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