Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jul 2021)

Cross-Sectional Serosurvey of Companion Animals Housed with SARS-CoV-2–Infected Owners, Italy

  • Barbara Colitti,
  • Luigi Bertolotti,
  • Alessandro Mannelli,
  • Gianmarco Ferrara,
  • Andrea Vercelli,
  • Andrea Grassi,
  • Claudio Trentin,
  • Saverio Paltrinieri,
  • Chiara Nogarol,
  • Nicola Decaro,
  • Emiliana Brocchi,
  • Sergio Rosati

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2707.203314
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 27, no. 7
pp. 1919 – 1922

Abstract

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We conducted a serologic survey among dogs and cats in Italy to detect antibodies against severe acute respiratory syndrome virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). We found that SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence was higher among cats (16.2%) than dogs (2.3%). In addition, seroprevalence was higher among animals living in close contact with SARS-CoV-2–positive owners.

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