Molecular detection of SARS-CoV-2 in domestic cats in close contact with positively-infected owners in Tehran, Iran in 2021.

Dorsa SaneeiShahram JamshidiArash Ghalyanchi LangeroudiHesamedin AkbareinSeyed Alireza NadjiLaleh ShoarzargariMostafa Salehi-VaziriAli Moazezi GhavihelmAli Hojabr RajeoniVahid Shahbazi

Published in: JFMS open reports (2023)

This study confirmed the presence of SARS-CoV-2-infected cats living in close contact with infected owners. Despite cats' susceptibility to COVID-19, the risk of severe infection in these animals is low, as evidenced by the lack of clinical signs in positive cats.

Keyphrases

sars cov
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
coronavirus disease
early onset