Can cats transfer COVID-19 to other animals, and is there a risk of zoonosis?

Published: 03/07/2020

Featuring:

-   Dr Sarah Caddy VetMB PhD DipACVM MRCVS: Virologist at University of Cambridge

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References

• APHA and DEFRA. 2020. Advice for people in England with animals. Accessed at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-for-people-with-animals
• Tenman et al. 2020. Absence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in cats and dogs in close contact with a cluster of COVID-19 patients in a veterinary campus. COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 preprints from medRxiv and bioRxiv. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.07.029090
• Shi et al. 2020. Susceptibility of ferrets, cats, dogs, and other domesticated animals to SARS–coronavirus 2. Science. 368: 6494, 1016-1020. DOI: 10.1126/science.abb7015