FREQUENT INFECTION OF CATS WITH SARS-COV-2 IRRESPECTIVE OF PRE-EXISTING ENZOOTIC CORONAVIRUS IMMUNITY, BRAZIL 2020

Frequent Infection of Cats With SARS-CoV-2 Irrespective of Pre-Existing Enzootic Coronavirus Immunity, Brazil 2020

Carnivores such as cats and minks are highly susceptible to SARS-CoV-2.Brazil is a global COVID-19 hot spot and several cases of human-to-cat transmission have been documented.We investigated the spread of SARS-CoV-2 by testing 547 domestic cats sampled between July-November 2020 from seven states in southern, southeastern, and northeastern Brazil.

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