a coronavirus. Its causative agent, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2), appears to be capable of infecting different mammalian species. Recent detections
of this virus in pet, zoo, wild, and farm animals have compelled inquiry regarding the
zoonotic (animal-to-human) and reverse zoonotic (human-to-animal) transmissibility of
SARS-CoV-2 with the potential of COVID-19 pandemic evolving into a panzootic. It is …