Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jul 2021)

Possible Human-to-Dog Transmission of SARS-CoV-2, Italy, 2020

  • Nicola Decaro,
  • Gabriele Vaccari,
  • Alessio Lorusso,
  • Eleonora Lorusso,
  • Luca De Sabato,
  • Edward I. Patterson,
  • Ilaria Di Bartolo,
  • Grant L. Hughes,
  • Liana Teodori,
  • Costantina Desario,
  • Barbara Colitti,
  • Dominga Ricci,
  • Domenico Buonavoglia,
  • Sergio Rosati,
  • Vito Martella,
  • Cesare Cammà,
  • Umberto Agrimi,
  • Gabriella Elia

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2707.204959
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 27, no. 7
pp. 1981 – 1984

Abstract

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We detected severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in an otherwise healthy poodle living with 4 family members who had coronavirus disease. We observed antibodies in serum samples taken from the dog, indicating seroconversion. Full-length genome sequencing showed that the canine and human viruses were identical, suggesting human-to-animal transmission.

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