Clinical, virological, imaging and pathological findings in a SARS CoV-2antibody positive cat
- Author:
Kursat OZER
1
;
Aysun YILMAZ
;
Mariano CAROSSINO
;
Gulay Yuzbasioglu OZTURK
;
Ozge Erdogan BAMAC
;
Hasan E. TALI
;
Egemen MAHZUNLAR
;
Utku Y. CIZMECIGIL
;
Ozge AYDIN
;
Hamid B. TALI
;
Semaha G. YILMAZ
;
Zihni MUTLU
;
Ayse Ilgın KEKEC
;
Nuri TURAN
;
Aydin GUREL
;
Udeni BALASURIYA
;
Munir IQBAL
;
Juergen A. RICHT
;
Huseyin YILMAZ
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- From:Journal of Veterinary Science 2022;23(4):e52-
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: This paper reports a presumptive severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARSCoV-2) infection in a cat. A cat with respiratory disease living with three individuals with coronavirus disease 2019 showed bilateral ground-glass opacities in the lung on X-ray and computed tomography. The clinical swabs were negative for SARS-CoV-2 RNA, but the serum was positive for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. Interstitial pneumonia and prominent type 2 pneumocyte hyperplasia were noted on histopathology. Respiratory tissues were negative for SARS-CoV-2 RNA or antigen, but the cat was positive for feline parvovirus DNA. In conclusion, the respiratory disease and associated pathology in this cat could have been due to exposure to SARS-CoV-2.
