SARS-CoV-2 serosurvey of healthy, privately owned cats presenting to a New York City animal hospital in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2021)
A. Choi, A. E. Stout, A. Rollins, K. Wang, Q. Guo, J. A. Jaimes, M. Kennedy, B. Wagner, G. R. Whittaker
This study reports a serosurvey of cats in New York City during the early pandemic, finding 16% seropositive for SARS-CoV-2 with higher prevalence in fall 2020 and evidence of human-cat transmission.
bioRxiv · Feb 13, 2024 · PreprintMicrobiology