SARS-CoV-2-Specific Antibodies in Domestic Cats during First COVID-19 Wave, Europe

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SARS-CoV-2-Specific Antibodies in Domestic Cats during First COVID-19 Wave, Europe
 
Schulz, Claudia; Martina, Byron; Mirolo, Monica; Müller, Elisabeth; Klein, Ruth; Volk, Holger; Egberink, Herman; Gonzalez-Hernandez, Mariana; Kaiser, Franziska; von Köckritz-Blickwede, Maren; Osterhaus, Albert
(2021) Emerging Infectious Diseases, volume 27, issue 12, pp. 3115 - 3118
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Abstract
We conducted a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 antibody seroprevalence study among >2,000 domestic cats from 4 countries during the first coronavirus disease wave in Europe. We found 4.4% seroprevalence using a virus neutralization test and 4.3% using a receptor-binding domain ELISA, demonstrating probable human-to-cat transmission.
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Keywords: Animals, Antibodies, Viral, COVID-19, Cats, Europe/epidemiology, Humans, SARS-CoV-2, Seroepidemiologic Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2712.211252
ISSN: 1080-6040
Publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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