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Possible Human-to-Dog Transmission of SARS-CoV-2, Italy, 2020

Overview
Journal Emerg Infect Dis
Specialty Infectious Diseases
Date 2021 May 12
PMID 33979566
Citations 27
Authors
Nicola Decaro
Gabriele Vaccari
Alessio Lorusso
Eleonora Lorusso
Luca De Sabato
Edward I Patterson
Ilaria Di Bartolo
Grant L Hughes
Liana Teodori
Costantina Desario
Barbara Colitti
Dominga Ricci
Domenico Buonavoglia
Sergio Rosati
Vito Martella
Cesare Camma
Umberto Agrimi
Gabriella Elia
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Abstract

We detected severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in an otherwise healthy poodle living with 4 family members who had coronavirus disease. We observed antibodies in serum samples taken from the dog, indicating seroconversion. Full-length genome sequencing showed that the canine and human viruses were identical, suggesting human-to-animal transmission.

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