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W. Weir

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:fungi (other)· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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B. J. Willett· 2 shared M. J. Hosie· 2 shared M. McDonald· 2 shared P. R. Murcia· 2 shared A. C. Filipe· 1 shared A. Stevenson· 1 shared B. Tennant· 1 shared COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium· 1 shared

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B. J. Willett

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Rising SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence and Patterns of Cross-Variant Antibody Neutralization in UK Domestic Cats

G. B. Tyson, S. Jones, N. Logan, M. McDonald, P. R. Murcia, B. J. Willett, W. Weir, M. J. Hosie

The paper examines SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and cross-variant antibody neutralization in UK domestic cats, finding a 3.2% overall seroprevalence with variant-specific responses correlating with human circulation patterns.

bioRxiv · Nov 18, 2022 · PreprintImmunology

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