Natural and experimental SARS-CoV-2 infection in domestic and wild animals

DA Meekins, NN Gaudreault, JA Richt - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
SARS-CoV-2 is the etiological agent responsible for the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,
which continues to spread with devastating effects on global health and socioeconomics …

Current state of knowledge about role of pets in zoonotic transmission of SARS-CoV-2

M Dróżdż, P Krzyżek, B Dudek, S Makuch, A Janczura… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
Pets play a crucial role in the development of human feelings, social life, and care. However,
in the era of the prevailing global pandemic of COVID-19 disease caused by the severe …

SARS-CoV-2 infection in dogs and cats from southern Germany and northern Italy during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic

J Klaus, E Zini, K Hartmann, H Egberink, A Kipar… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has affected millions of
people globally since its first detection in late 2019. Besides humans, cats and, to some …

SARS-CoV-2 infection in one cat and three dogs living in COVID-19-positive households in Madrid, Spain

G Miró, J Regidor-Cerrillo, R Checa… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In this study, we describe SARS-CoV-2 infection dynamics in one cat and three dogs from
households with confirmed human cases of COVID-19 living in the Madrid Community …

Cats and SARS-CoV-2: a scoping review

R Doliff, P Martens - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cats are susceptible to SARS-CoV-2. Considering the close contact that
exists between humans and cats, this is worrisome; virus transmission between species …

Detection and molecular characterization of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant and the specific immune response in companion animals in Switzerland

E Kuhlmeier, T Chan, CV Agüí, B Willi… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
In human beings, there are five reported variants of concern of severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2). However, in contrast to human beings …

Transmission dynamics and susceptibility patterns of SARS‐CoV‐2 in domestic, farmed and wild animals: Sustainable One Health surveillance for conservation and …

A Islam, J Ferdous, S Islam, MA Sayeed… - Transboundary and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The exact origin of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) and
source of introduction into humans has not been established yet, though it might be …

[HTML][HTML] First detection of an Italian human-to-cat outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 Alpha variant–lineage B. 1.1. 7

R Zoccola, C Beltramo, G Magris, S Peletto, P Acutis… - One Health, 2021 - Elsevier
The emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 variants and their rapid spread pose a threat to both
human and animal health and may conceal unknown risks. This report describes an Italian …

Toxoplasmosis is a risk factor for acquiring SARS-CoV-2 infection and a severe course of COVID-19 in the Czech and Slovak population: a preregistered exploratory …

J Flegr - Parasites & Vectors, 2021 - Springer
Background Latent toxoplasmosis, ie a lifelong infection with the protozoan parasite
Toxoplasma gondii, affects about a third of the human population worldwide. In the past 10 …

Animal reservoirs of SARS-CoV-2: calculable COVID-19 risk for older adults from animal to human transmission

TG Valencak, A Csiszar, G Szalai, A Podlutsky… - GeroScience, 2021 - Springer
The current COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the highly contagious respiratory pathogen
SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2), has already claimed close …