Nature Communications (Dec 2020)
Evidence of exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in cats and dogs from households in Italy
- E. I. Patterson,
- G. Elia,
- A. Grassi,
- A. Giordano,
- C. Desario,
- M. Medardo,
- S. L. Smith,
- E. R. Anderson,
- T. Prince,
- G. T. Patterson,
- E. Lorusso,
- M. S. Lucente,
- G. Lanave,
- S. Lauzi,
- U. Bonfanti,
- A. Stranieri,
- V. Martella,
- F. Solari Basano,
- V. R. Barrs,
- A. D. Radford,
- U. Agrimi,
- G. L. Hughes,
- S. Paltrinieri,
- N. Decaro
Affiliations
- E. I. Patterson
- Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease, Departments of Vector Biology and Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place
- G. Elia
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro
- A. Grassi
- I-VET srl, Laboratorio di Analisi Veterinarie, Via Ettore Majorana
- A. Giordano
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, University of Milan
- C. Desario
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro
- M. Medardo
- La Vallonèa Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
- S. L. Smith
- Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus
- E. R. Anderson
- Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease, Departments of Vector Biology and Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place
- T. Prince
- NIHR Health Protection Unit in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections, Department of Clinical Infection, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Liverpool
- G. T. Patterson
- Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus
- E. Lorusso
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro
- M. S. Lucente
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro
- G. Lanave
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro
- S. Lauzi
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, University of Milan
- U. Bonfanti
- La Vallonèa Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
- A. Stranieri
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, University of Milan
- V. Martella
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro
- F. Solari Basano
- Arcoblu s.r.l.
- V. R. Barrs
- City University’s Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences
- A. D. Radford
- Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus
- U. Agrimi
- Department of Food Safety, Nutrition and Veterinary Public Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità
- G. L. Hughes
- Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease, Departments of Vector Biology and Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place
- S. Paltrinieri
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, University of Milan
- N. Decaro
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20097-0
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 11,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 5
Abstract
SARS-CoV-2 can infect cats and dogs, but the extent to which pets are infected in households remains unclear. Here, Patterson et al. test 919 companion animals in northern Italy and find that some dogs and cats from COVID-19 positive households can test positive for COVID-19 neutralizing antibodies, with dogs significantly more likely to do so if they came from COVID-19 positive households.
