SARS-CoV-2 in Quarantined Domestic Cats from COVID-19 Households or Close Contacts, Hong Kong, China

Vanessa R. Barrs(University of Liège), Malik Peiris(City University of Hong Kong), Karina W. S. Tam(University of Liège), Pierra Y. Law(University of Liège), Christopher J. Brackman(University of Liège), Esther M. W. To(University of Liège), Veronica Y. T. Yu(University of Hong Kong), Daniel K. W. Chu(University of Liège), Ranawaka A. P. M. Perera(University of Liège), Thomas H. C. Sit(University of Liège)
Emerging infectious diseases
September 17, 2020
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Abstract

We tested 50 cats from coronavirus disease households or close contacts in Hong Kong, China, for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 RNA in respiratory and fecal samples. We found 6 cases of apparent human-to-feline transmission involving healthy cats. Virus genomes sequenced from 1 cat and its owner were identical.


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