Respiratory disease in cats associated with human-to-cat transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in the UK
M. J. Hosie, I. Epifano, V. Herder, R. Orton, A. Stevenson, N. Johnson, E. MacDonald, D. Dunbar, M. McDonald, F. Howie, B. Tennant, D. Herrity, A. C. Filipe, D. G. Streicker, B. J. Willett, , COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium
This study reports two cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection in UK cats linked to human-to-cat transmission, showing mild to severe respiratory disease and genetic variation in the viral genome.
bioRxiv · Sep 23, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology