New SARS-CoV-2 Infection Detected in an Italian Pet Cat by RT-qPCR from Deep Pharyngeal Swab

New SARS-CoV-2 Infection Detected in an Italian Pet Cat by RT-qPCR from Deep Pharyngeal Swab

The pandemic respiratory disease COVID-19, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), emerged in Wuhan in December 2019 and then spread throughout the world; Italy was the most affected European country. Despite close pet–human contact, little is known about the predispo...

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Main Authors: Nicolò Musso, Angelita Costantino, Sebastiano La Spina, Alessandra Finocchiaro, Francesca Andronico, Stefano Stracquadanio, Luigi Liotta, Rosanna Visalli, Giovanni Emmanuele
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
SARS-CoV-2
pet cat
RNA-extraction
pneumonia
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/9/9/746
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spelling doaj-66d4a0a3ebd847538b4a04654a174fdc2020-11-25T03:21:56ZengMDPI AGPathogens2076-08172020-09-01974674610.3390/pathogens9090746New SARS-CoV-2 Infection Detected in an Italian Pet Cat by RT-qPCR from Deep Pharyngeal SwabNicolò Musso0Angelita Costantino1Sebastiano La Spina2Alessandra Finocchiaro3Francesca Andronico4Stefano Stracquadanio5Luigi Liotta6Rosanna Visalli7Giovanni Emmanuele8Section of Microbiology, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, ItalyDepartment of Drug Sciences, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, ItalyCentro Veterinario Giarre, 95014 Giarre, ItalyCentro Veterinario Giarre, 95014 Giarre, ItalyMolecular Analysis and Biology Laboratory Biogene Catania, 95100 Catania, ItalySection of Microbiology, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, ItalyDepartment of Veterinary Science, University of Messina, 98122 Messina, ItalyMolecular Analysis and Biology Laboratory Biogene Catania, 95100 Catania, ItalyMolecular Analysis and Biology Laboratory Biogene Catania, 95100 Catania, ItalyThe pandemic respiratory disease COVID-19, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), emerged in Wuhan in December 2019 and then spread throughout the world; Italy was the most affected European country. Despite close pet–human contact, little is known about the predisposition of pets to SARS-CoV-2. Among these, felines are the most susceptible. In this study, a domestic cat with clear clinical signs of pneumonia, confirmed by Rx imaging, was found to be infected by SARS-CoV-2 using quantitative RT–qPCR from a nasal swab. This is the first Italian study responding to the request of the scientific community to focus attention on the possible role of pets as a viral reservoir. An important question remains unanswered: did the cat actually die due to SARS-CoV-2 infection?https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/9/9/746SARS-CoV-2pet catRNA-extractionpneumonia
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author Nicolò Musso
Angelita Costantino
Sebastiano La Spina
Alessandra Finocchiaro
Francesca Andronico
Stefano Stracquadanio
Luigi Liotta
Rosanna Visalli
Giovanni Emmanuele
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Angelita Costantino
Sebastiano La Spina
Alessandra Finocchiaro
Francesca Andronico
Stefano Stracquadanio
Luigi Liotta
Rosanna Visalli
Giovanni Emmanuele
New SARS-CoV-2 Infection Detected in an Italian Pet Cat by RT-qPCR from Deep Pharyngeal Swab
Pathogens
SARS-CoV-2
pet cat
RNA-extraction
pneumonia
author_facet Nicolò Musso
Angelita Costantino
Sebastiano La Spina
Alessandra Finocchiaro
Francesca Andronico
Stefano Stracquadanio
Luigi Liotta
Rosanna Visalli
Giovanni Emmanuele
author_sort Nicolò Musso
title New SARS-CoV-2 Infection Detected in an Italian Pet Cat by RT-qPCR from Deep Pharyngeal Swab
title_short New SARS-CoV-2 Infection Detected in an Italian Pet Cat by RT-qPCR from Deep Pharyngeal Swab
title_full New SARS-CoV-2 Infection Detected in an Italian Pet Cat by RT-qPCR from Deep Pharyngeal Swab
title_fullStr New SARS-CoV-2 Infection Detected in an Italian Pet Cat by RT-qPCR from Deep Pharyngeal Swab
title_full_unstemmed New SARS-CoV-2 Infection Detected in an Italian Pet Cat by RT-qPCR from Deep Pharyngeal Swab
title_sort new sars-cov-2 infection detected in an italian pet cat by rt-qpcr from deep pharyngeal swab
publisher MDPI AG
series Pathogens
issn 2076-0817
publishDate 2020-09-01
description The pandemic respiratory disease COVID-19, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), emerged in Wuhan in December 2019 and then spread throughout the world; Italy was the most affected European country. Despite close pet–human contact, little is known about the predisposition of pets to SARS-CoV-2. Among these, felines are the most susceptible. In this study, a domestic cat with clear clinical signs of pneumonia, confirmed by Rx imaging, was found to be infected by SARS-CoV-2 using quantitative RT–qPCR from a nasal swab. This is the first Italian study responding to the request of the scientific community to focus attention on the possible role of pets as a viral reservoir. An important question remains unanswered: did the cat actually die due to SARS-CoV-2 infection?
topic SARS-CoV-2
pet cat
RNA-extraction
pneumonia
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/9/9/746
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