دورية أكاديمية
First reported cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pets in São Paulo, Brazil
| العنوان: | First reported cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pets in São Paulo, Brazil |
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| المؤلفون: | Rafael G. Agopian, Suellen C. G. da Luz, Alexandre G. B. Zebral, Giovanna F. de Sousa, Igor A. V. de Oliveira, Letícia S. Lima, Marcela A. Sechi, Mayara C. de Oliveira, Valéria F. Rudiniski, Daniel Friguglietti Brandespim, Otávio V. de Carvalho, Christina Pettan-Brewer, Andrea P. dos Santos, Louise B. Kmetiuk, Alexander Welker Biondo |
| المصدر: | Veterinary World, Vol 15, Iss 11, Pp 2593-2596 (2022) |
| بيانات النشر: | Veterinary World, 2022. |
| سنة النشر: | 2022 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Animal culture LCC:Veterinary medicine |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | novel coronavirus, one health, veterinary medicine, zoonoses, Animal culture, SF1-1100, Veterinary medicine, SF600-1100 |
| الوصف: | Background and Aim: The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is responsible for the global coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) in humans in 2019. Although SARS-CoV-2 infection is primarily asymptomatic and transitory in companion animals, the role of these animals in the life cycle of the virus remains unclear. This study aimed to survey the first SARS-CoV-2 infection cases in pets, including a dog and three cats in São Paulo, Brazil. Materials and Methods: We invited COVID-19-positive pet owners to participate in the survey and obtained nasal, oropharyngeal, and rectal swab samples from their pets. These samples were placed in vials and subjected to a real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction. In addition, the owners answered an epidemiological questionnaire, and the pets underwent clinical examination and monitoring. Results: Out of 49 sampled pets, 3/19 (15.8%) cats and 1/30 (3.3%) dogs tested positive, with wide variations in viral loads. Despite the limitations of size and non-randomized sampling, our results showed that cats are more susceptible than dogs to SARS-CoV-2 infection, presenting a cat: dog ratio of 4.8: 1. Only one cat presented mild and transitory respiratory symptoms. Conclusion: Although SARS-CoV-2 infection was detected in pets in the largest South American city and the COVID-19 epicenter at the time, these first detected pet cases displayed either none or mild clinical signs. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 0972-8988 2231-0916 |
| Relation: | http://www.veterinaryworld.org/Vol.15/November-2022/11.pdf; https://doaj.org/toc/0972-8988; https://doaj.org/toc/2231-0916 |
| DOI: | 10.14202/vetworld.2022.2593-2596 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/8a41d1b1d5b84c74addae1188176c616 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.8a41d1b1d5b84c74addae1188176c616 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 09728988 22310916 |
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| DOI: | 10.14202/vetworld.2022.2593-2596 |