First genome sequencing of SARS‐CoV‐2 recovered from an infected cat and its owner in Latin America
Male
General Veterinary
General Immunology and Microbiology
SARS-CoV-2
Leukemia Virus, Feline
COVID-19
General Medicine
04 agricultural and veterinary sciences
Immunodeficiency Virus, Feline
Cat Diseases
3. Good health
0403 veterinary science
Latin America
Cats
Animals
Humans
DOI:
10.1111/tbed.13984
Publication Date:
2021-01-15T00:06:14Z
AUTHORS (12)
ABSTRACT
An 11-year-old male mixed-breed cat, with exclusively indoor life, presented 3 cough episodes after the owners tested positive by RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2. The house is inhabited by 5 people (3 adults and 2 children), and 2 of the adults have shown mild symptoms associated with throat discomfort. The cat was vaccinated, had no history of any previous disease, and tested negative for feline coronavirus (FCoV), feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and feline leukaemia virus (FeLV). Rectal sample collected from the cat was positive for SARS-CoV-2 by RT-PCR. Viral genome sequences recovered from human and cat samples showed an average 99.4% sequence identity. This is the first report of genome sequences of SARS-CoV-2 recovered from a cat and its owner in Latin America.
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