Persistent SARS-CoV-2 antigen presence in multiple organs of a naturally infected cat from Brazil.
Samar Afif JarrahLouise Bach KmetiukOtávio Valério de CarvalhoAlessandra Tammy Hayakawa Ito de SousaValeria Regia Franco SouzaLuciano NakazatoEdson Moleta ColodelAndrea Pires Dos SantosChristina Pettan-BrewerRosane Christine HahnRenata Dezengrini SlhessarenkoDaniel Guimarães UbialiAsheley Henrique Barbosa PereiraHelio Autran de MoraisAlexander Welker BiondoValéria DutraPublished in: The journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases (2022)
The present study has highlighted the possibility that viral antigens can be detected by immunohistochemistry in multiple organs six weeks after infection, although the same tissues tested negative by RT-PCR.