First report of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 detection in two asymptomatic cats in the state of Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil.

Autor: Epifanio IDS; Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil., Rodrigues DDS; Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil., de Lima LB; Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil., Nogueira MAA; Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil., Felix LRDMP; Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil., de Almeida BF; Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil., Farias CKDS; Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil., de Carvalho OV; TECSA Animal Reference Laboratory, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil., Maia RCC; Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil., Ristow LE; TECSA Animal Reference Laboratory, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil., Barbosa DS; Department of Parasitology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil., Galhardo JA; Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil., Pettan-Brewer C; Department of Comparative Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA., Kmetiuk LB; Department of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Paran, Curitiba, Paran, Brazil., Agopian RG; Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Santo Amaro, São Paulo, Brazil., Dutra V; Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Cuiab, Mato Grosso, Brazil., de Morais HA; Department of Clinical Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA., Dos Santos AP; Department of Comparative Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA., Biondo AW; Department of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Paran, Curitiba, Paran, Brazil., Brandespim DF; Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Veterinary world [Vet World] 2021 Oct; Vol. 14 (10), pp. 2839-2842. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Oct 31.
DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2021.2839-2842
Abstrakt: Background and Aim: Despite worldwide case reports, including Brazilian cases, no frequency study on infection of pets by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been conducted to date in Brazil. Accordingly, the present study was aimed to assess dogs and cats belonging to positive owners in Recife, Northeastern Brazil.
Materials and Methods: This was a longitudinal prospective study on dogs and cats in the city of Recife whose owners were in isolation at home due to a confirmed laboratory diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 through reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). Oral and rectal swabs from the pets were tested for the presence of SARS-CoV-2-specific RNA by means of RT-qPCR.
Results: Among the pets tested, 0/16 dogs and 2/15 cats were positive for SARS-CoV-2. Interestingly, the two positive cats were owned by two unrelated asymptomatic veterinary students, which, therefore, post a warning to veterinarians worldwide.
Conclusion: The findings herein indicate that cats may act as sentinels for human cases, particularly sharing households with asymptomatic human cases. Although with small sampling and convenient recruiting, the presence of infected cats by SARS-CoV-2 was most likely due to close cat-human contact with positive owners, posting a human-animal health threat when pets share the same bed and interact with owners without protection, particularly during owner self-isolation. Thus, infected owners should follow the same human preventive guidelines with their pets to avoid spreading infection.
(Copyright: © da Silva Epifanio, et al.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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