Clinical, virological, imaging and pathological findings in a SARS CoV-2 antibody positive cat.
Kursat OzerAysun YilmazMariano CarossinoGulay Yuzbasioglu OzturkOzge Erdogan BamacHasan Emre TaliEgemen MahzunlarUtku Y CizmecigilOzge AydinHamid B TaliSemaha Gul YilmazZihni MutluAyse Ilgin KekecNuri TuranAydin GurelUdeni B R BalasuriyaMunir IqbalJuergen A RichtHuseyin YilmazPublished in: Journal of veterinary science (2022)
This paper reports a presumptive severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in a cat. A cat with respiratory disease living with three individuals with coronavirus disease 2019 showed bilateral ground-glass opacities in the lung on X-ray and computed tomography. The clinical swabs were negative for SARS-CoV-2 RNA, but the serum was positive for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. Interstitial pneumonia and prominent type 2 pneumocyte hyperplasia were noted on histopathology. Respiratory tissues were negative for SARS-CoV-2 RNA or antigen, but the cat was positive for feline parvovirus DNA. In conclusion, the respiratory disease and associated pathology in this cat could have been due to exposure to SARS-CoV-2.
Keyphrases
- sars cov
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- coronavirus disease
- computed tomography
- high resolution
- magnetic resonance imaging
- positron emission tomography
- emergency department
- intensive care unit
- single molecule
- photodynamic therapy
- electronic health record
- circulating tumor cells
- fluorescence imaging
- adverse drug
- community acquired pneumonia