@article{Hosie_M-2021_16388,
title = {Anthropogenic Infection of Cats during the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic},
author = {Hosie, M. and Hofmann-Lehmann, R. and Hartmann, K. and Egberink, H. and Truyen, U. and Addie, D. and Belák, S. and Boucraut-Baralon, C. and Frymus, T. and Lloret, A. and Lutz, H. and Marsilio, F. and Pennisi, M. and Tasker, S. and Thiry, E. and Möstl, K.},
month = {jan},
year = {2021},
abstract = {COVID-19 is a severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) caused by a new coronavirus (CoV), SARS-CoV-2, which is closely related to SARS-CoV that jumped the animal−human species barrier and caused a disease outbreak in 2003. SARS-CoV-2 is a betacoronavirus that was first described in 2019, unrelated to the commonly occurring feline coronavirus (FCoV) that is an alphacoronavirus associated with feline infectious peritonitis (FIP). SARS-CoV-2 is highly contagious and has spread globally within a few months, resulting in the current pandemic. Felids have been shown to be susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection. Particularly in the Western world, many people live in very close contact with their pet cats, and natural infections of cats in COVID-19-positive households have been described in several countries. In this review, the European Advisory Board on Cat Diseases (ABCD), a scientifically independent board of experts in feline medicine from 11 European Countries, discusses the current status of SARS-CoV infections in cats. The review examines the host range of SARS-CoV-2 and human-to-animal transmissions, including infections in domestic and non-domestic felids, as well as mink-to-human/-cat transmission. It summarises current data on SARS-CoV-2 prevalence in domestic cats and the results of experimental infections of cats and provides expert opinions on the clinical relevance and prevention of SARS-CoV-2 infection in cats.},
volume = {13},
issue = {2},
journal = {Viruses},
publisher = {MDPI},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v13020185},
}
