Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in domestic cats (Felis catus) during COVID-19 pandemic in Latvia.

Gundega MūrnieceŽanete ŠteingoldeSvetlana CvetkovaOlga ValciņaŅikita ZrelovsMonta BrīvībaJānis KloviņšLīga BirznieceKaspars MegnisDāvids FridmanisAivars BērziņšLīga KovaļčukaKaspars Kovaļenko

Published in: Veterinary medicine and science (2023)

These findings indicate that feline infection with SARS-CoV-2 occurred during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Latvia, yet the overall prevalence was low. In addition, it seems like no special 'cat' pre-adaptations were necessary for successful infection of cats by the common lineages of SARS-CoV-2.

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