Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 infection in dogs and cats of humans diagnosed with COVID-19 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Guilherme Amaral CalvetSandro Antonio PereiraMaria OgrzewalskaAlex Pauvolid-CorrêaPaola Cristina ResendeWagner de Souza TassinariAnielle de Pina CostaLucas Oliveira KeidelAlice Sampaio Barreto da RochaMichele Fernanda Borges da SilvaShanna Araujo Dos SantosAna Beatriz Machado LimaIsabella Campos Vargas de MoraesArtur Augusto Velho Mendes JuniorThiago das Chagas SouzaEzequias Batista MartinsRenato Orsini OrnellasMaria Lopes CorrêaIsabela Maria da Silva AntonioLusiele GuaraldoFernando do Couto MottaPatricia BrasilMarilda Mendonça SiqueiraIsabella Dib Ferreira GremiãoRodrigo Caldas MenezesPublished in: PloS one (2021)
The presence and persistence of SARS-CoV-2 infection have been identified in dogs and cats from households with human COVID-19 cases in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. People with COVID-19 should avoid close contact with their pets during the time of their illness.