Journal
VIRUSES-BASEL
Volume 13, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/v13061009
Keywords
SARS-CoV-2; domestic cat; seroprevalence; COVID-19; diagnostics; serology; felines; Germany
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- German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture
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The registered cases of SARS-CoV-2 infections in the German human population increased rapidly during the second wave of the pandemic in winter 2020/21, and a follow-up study found a doubling of the seroprevalence in cats, indicating a continuous occurrence of trans-species transmission from infected owners to their pets.
Registered cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections in the German human population increased rapidly during the second wave of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in winter 2020/21. Since domestic cats are susceptible to SARS-CoV-2, the occurrence of trans-species transmission needs to be monitored. A previous serosurvey during the first wave of the pandemic detected antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in 0.65% of feline serum samples that were randomly sampled across Germany. In the here-presented follow-up study that was conducted from September 2020 to February 2021, the seroprevalence rose to 1.36% (16/1173). This doubling of the seroprevalence in cats is in line with the rise of reported cases in the human population and indicates a continuous occurrence of trans-species transmission from infected owners to their cats.
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