Pathogens
(Feb 2021)
Human-to-Cat SARS-CoV-2 Transmission: Case Report and Full-Genome Sequencing from an Infected Pet and Its Owner in Northern Italy
Gabriele Pagani,
Alessia Lai,
Annalisa Bergna,
Alberto Rizzo,
Angelica Stranieri,
Alessia Giordano,
Saverio Paltrinieri,
Davide Lelli,
Nicola Decaro,
Stefano Rusconi,
Maria Rita Gismondo,
Spinello Antinori,
Stefania Lauzi,
Massimo Galli,
Gianguglielmo Zehender
Affiliations
Gabriele Pagani
Infectious Diseases Unit, 3rd Division, Luigi Sacco Hospital, ASST FBF-Sacco, 20157 Milan, Italy
Alessia Lai
Luigi Sacco Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Università Statale di Milano, 20157 Milan, Italy
Annalisa Bergna
Luigi Sacco Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Università Statale di Milano, 20157 Milan, Italy
Alberto Rizzo
Microbiology Unit, Luigi Sacco Hospital, ASST FBF-Sacco, 20157 Milan, Italy
Angelica Stranieri
Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milan, 26900 Lodi, Italy
Alessia Giordano
Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milan, 26900 Lodi, Italy
Saverio Paltrinieri
Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milan, 26900 Lodi, Italy
Davide Lelli
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell’Emilia Romagna (IZSLER), 25124 Brescia, Italy
Nicola Decaro
Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, 700010 Bari, Italy
Stefano Rusconi
Infectious Diseases Unit, 3rd Division, Luigi Sacco Hospital, ASST FBF-Sacco, 20157 Milan, Italy
Maria Rita Gismondo
Microbiology Unit, Luigi Sacco Hospital, ASST FBF-Sacco, 20157 Milan, Italy
Spinello Antinori
Infectious Diseases Unit, 3rd Division, Luigi Sacco Hospital, ASST FBF-Sacco, 20157 Milan, Italy
Stefania Lauzi
Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milan, 26900 Lodi, Italy
Massimo Galli
Infectious Diseases Unit, 3rd Division, Luigi Sacco Hospital, ASST FBF-Sacco, 20157 Milan, Italy
Gianguglielmo Zehender
Luigi Sacco Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Università Statale di Milano, 20157 Milan, Italy
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10020252
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10,
no. 2
Abstract
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There have been previous reports of the human-to-cat transmission of SARS-CoV-2, but there are only a few molecular studies that have compared the whole genome of the virus in cats and their owners. We here describe a case of domestic SARS-CoV-2 transmission from a healthcare worker to his cat for which nasopharyngeal swabs of both the cat and its owner were used for full-genome analysis. The results indicate that quarantine measures should be extended to pets living in SARS-CoV-2-infected households.
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