Concerns on the Emerging Research of SARS-CoV-2 on Felines: Could They be Significant Hosts/Reservoirs?

Concerns on the Emerging Research of SARS-CoV-2 on Felines: Could They be Significant Hosts/Reservoirs?

Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales, Marlén Martínez-Gutierrez, Kuldeep Dhama, Ruchi Tiwari, Julián Ruiz-Sáenz, D. Katterine Bonilla-Aldana, Javier A. Jaimes

With the growing evidence of cases and studies showing natural and experimental infection due toSARS-CoV-2 in felines, including cats, lion, and tigers, there is also an increasing concern about itssusceptibility and their role in urban cycles of SARS-CoV-2 transmission, initially from humans-toanimals, but with uncertainty about reverse transmission. In this review, we addressed the evidencearound this situation.

2020

Animals, feline, Pandemic, Anthropozoonotic, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19

DOI: 10.22207/JPAM.14.SPL1.04

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology

Microbiology