Highlights•SARS-CoV-2 infects multiple animal species, including domestic and
wildlife.•Reverse zoonosis is the main cause of animal SARS-CoV-2 infections.•Cross …

Context This review was undertaken to provide information concerning the advancement of
research in the area of COVID-19 screening and testing during the worldwide pandemic …

Zoonotic spillover of sarbecoviruses (SarbeCoVs) from non-human animals to humans
under natural conditions has led to two large-scale pandemics, the severe acute respiratory …

Although domestic cats are susceptible to infection with SARS-CoV-2, the role of the virus in
causing feline disease is less well defined. We conducted a large-scale study to identify …

Many different animal species are susceptible to SARS-CoV-2, including a few Canidae
(domestic dog and raccoon dog). So far, only experimental evidence is available concerning …

A higher prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infections in animals that have close contact with SARS-
CoV-2-positive humans (“COVID-19 households”) has been demonstrated in several …

Reverse zoonotic transmission events of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) have been described since the start of the pandemic, and the World …

Simple Summary This review explores the wide-ranging applications of Next-Generation
Sequencing (NGS) techniques in veterinary medicine for companion animals. It addresses …

Several questions regarding the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 remain poorly elucidated. One of
these questions is the possible evolutionary impact of SARS-CoV-2 after the infection in …

Introduction: COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 that has become a
serious threat to public health owing to its rapid spread from aerosols from infected people …