Biology (Sep 2021)
Low SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence and No Active Infections among Dogs and Cats in Animal Shelters with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 Human Cases among Employees
- Caitlin M. Cossaboom,
- Alexandra M. Medley,
- Jessica R. Spengler,
- Esther A. Kukielka,
- Grace W. Goryoka,
- Tiffany Baird,
- Swity Bhavsar,
- Stefanie Campbell,
- Thomas S. Campbell,
- Daniel Christensen,
- Jillian A. Condrey,
- Patrick Dawson,
- Jeffrey B. Doty,
- Amanda Feldpausch,
- Julie Gabel,
- Dee Jones,
- Ailam Lim,
- Christina M. Loiacono,
- Melinda Jenkins-Moore,
- Andrea Moore,
- Clarissa Noureddine,
- Jorge Ortega,
- Keith Poulsen,
- Jane A. Rooney,
- John Rossow,
- Karen Sheppard,
- Emma Sweet,
- Robyn Stoddard,
- Rachel M. Tell,
- Ryan M. Wallace,
- Carl Williams,
- Casey Barton Behravesh
Affiliations
- Caitlin M. Cossaboom
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
- Alexandra M. Medley
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
- Jessica R. Spengler
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
- Esther A. Kukielka
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
- Grace W. Goryoka
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
- Tiffany Baird
- Georgia Department of Public Health, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
- Swity Bhavsar
- Guilford County Animal Services, Greensboro, NC 27409, USA
- Stefanie Campbell
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
- Thomas S. Campbell
- Georgia Department of Public Health, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
- Daniel Christensen
- Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Madison, WI 53706, USA
- Jillian A. Condrey
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
- Patrick Dawson
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
- Jeffrey B. Doty
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
- Amanda Feldpausch
- Georgia Department of Public Health, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
- Julie Gabel
- Georgia Department of Public Health, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
- Dee Jones
- Alabama Department of Public Health, Montgomery, AL 36104, USA
- Ailam Lim
- Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Madison, WI 53706, USA
- Christina M. Loiacono
- United States Department of Agriculture, National Veterinary Services Laboratory, Ames, IA 50010, USA
- Melinda Jenkins-Moore
- United States Department of Agriculture, National Veterinary Services Laboratory, Ames, IA 50010, USA
- Andrea Moore
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
- Clarissa Noureddine
- Guilford County Animal Services, Greensboro, NC 27409, USA
- Jorge Ortega
- Guilford County Animal Services, Greensboro, NC 27409, USA
- Keith Poulsen
- Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Madison, WI 53706, USA
- Jane A. Rooney
- United States Department of Agriculture, Fort Collins, CO 80526, USA
- John Rossow
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
- Karen Sheppard
- Huntsville Animal Services, Huntsville, AL 35805, USA
- Emma Sweet
- Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Madison, WI 53706, USA
- Robyn Stoddard
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
- Rachel M. Tell
- United States Department of Agriculture, National Veterinary Services Laboratory, Ames, IA 50010, USA
- Ryan M. Wallace
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
- Carl Williams
- North Carolina Division of Public Health, Raleigh, NC 27699, USA
- Casey Barton Behravesh
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/biology10090898
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 10,
no. 9
p. 898
Abstract
Human-to-animal and animal-to-animal transmission of SARS-CoV-2 has been documented; however, investigations into SARS-CoV-2 transmission in congregate animal settings are lacking. We investigated four animal shelters in the United States that had identified animals with exposure to shelter employees with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19. Of the 96 cats and dogs with specimens collected, only one dog had detectable SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies; no animal specimens had detectable viral RNA. These data indicate a low probability of human-to-animal transmission events in cats and dogs in shelter settings with early implementation of infection prevention interventions.
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