Episode description

Could pet cats be a reservoir of SARS-CoV-2?  This video reviews the 2 main published studies showing that this is in fact happening.  The data shows that pet cats in Wuhan, China can be infected by pet owners who themselves have contracted COVID-19. This raises new questions about quarantine and how pets will be managed. 

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SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing serum antibodies in cats: a serological investigation
Qiang Zhang, Huajun Zhang, Kun Huang, Yong Yang, Xianfeng Hui, Jindong Gao, Xinglin He, Chengfei Li, Wenxiao Gong, Yufei Zhang, Cheng Peng, Xiaoxiao Gao, Huanchun Chen, Zhong Zou, Zhengli Shi, Meilin Jin
bioRxiv 2020.04.01.021196; doi: https://lnkd.in/gBXbZTC

Chen H. Susceptibility of ferrets, cats, dogs, and different domestic animals to SARS-coronavirus-2. 2020. doi:https://lnkd.in/g7vsrfh

Bedford E. Dog and cat pet population worldwide 2018 | Statista. Statista. https://lnkd.in/gthh9HS. Published 2020. Accessed April 5, 2020.