Concerns on the emerging research of sars-cov-2 on felines: Could they be significant hosts/reservoirs?

D. Katterine Bonilla-Aldana, Julian Ruiz-Saenz, Marlen Martinez-Gutierrez, Ruchi Tiwari, Kuldeep Dhama, Javier A. Jaimes, Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales

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Abstract

With the growing evidence of cases and studies showing natural and experimental infection due to SARS-CoV-2 in felines, including cats, lion, and tigers, there is also an increasing concern about its susceptibility and their role in urban cycles of SARS-CoV-2 transmission, initially from humans-to-animals, but with uncertainty about reverse transmission. In this review, we addressed the evidence around this situation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)703-708
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Pure and Applied Microbiology
Volume14
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2020
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Animals
  • Anthropozoonotic
  • COVID-19
  • Feline
  • Pandemic
  • SARS-CoV-2

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