Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

September 18, 2020

SARS-CoV-2 in Quarantined Domestic Cats from COVID-19 Households or Close Contacts, Hong Kong, China

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  • Six (12%) out of 50 healthy cats from COVID-19 households or close contacts in Hong Kong tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 using respiratory and fecal samples, suggesting human-to-feline transmission. Virus genomes sequenced from 1 cat and its owner were identical.

Barrs et al. (Sept 18, 2020). SARS-CoV-2 in Quarantined Domestic Cats from COVID-19 Households or Close Contacts, Hong Kong, China. Emerging Infectious Diseases. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2612.202786