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Prospective SARS-COV2 Surveillance in Shelter Cats Undergoing Ovariohysterectomy at a Veterinary Teaching Hospital

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: A total of 113 intact female shelter cats between approximately 5 and 18 months of age presented to a veterinary teaching hospital for ovariohysterectomy were surveilled for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) via polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and serology in an observational cross-sectional design to preliminarily assess risks of animal-to-human transmission. Swabs were obtained from the conjunctiva, oropharynx, rectum, and haircoat for PCR analysis. One cat (0.9%) had a low-positive rectal PCR result for SARS-CoV2, but was negative on subsequent testing and did not seroconvert. All other cats were negative on all PCR samples and serology. In the study population, the risk of COVID-19 transmission, both conspecific and zoonotic, appears low.

Source: Journal of Shelter Medicine and Community Animal Health

DOI: 10.56771/jsmcah.v3.87

Authors: Patrick C. Carney, Nina Thompson, Pati J. Kirch

Institutions: Cornell University, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine

Language: English

Topic: SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4404608533

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