Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from humans to a 16-year-old domestic cat with comorbidities in Pennsylvania, USA.

Deepanker TewariLore BogerSteven BradyJulia LivengoodMary Lea KillianMeera Surendran NairNagaraja ThirumalapuraSuresh V KuchipudiCorey ZellersBetsy SchroderMia TorchettiAnn CarpenterAmber KunkelKevin Brightbill

Published in: Veterinary medicine and science (2021)

SARS-CoV-2 viral infection was likely an incidental clinical finding, as the virus was not detected in fixed lungs, heart, or kidney tissues. Only fresh lung tissue collected at necropsy showed the presence of viral nucleic acid, albeit at a very low level. Further research is needed to clarify the clinical course of SARS-CoV-2 in companion animals of advanced age and underlying cardiac disease.

Keyphrases

sars cov
nucleic acid
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
heart failure
left ventricular
atrial fibrillation