@article{fdi:010083191,
  title = {{R}eport of one-year prospective surveillance of {SARS}-{C}o{V}-2 in dogs and cats in {F}rance with various exposure risks : confirmation of a low prevalence of shedding, detection and complete sequencing of an {A}lpha variant in a cat},
  author = {{K}rafft, {E}. and {D}enolly, {S}. and {B}oson, {B}. and {A}ngelloz-{P}essey, {S}. and {L}evaltier, {S}. and {N}esi, {N}. and {C}orbet, {S}. and {L}eterrier, {B}. and {F}ritz, {M}atthieu and {L}eroy, {E}ric and {G}ouilh, {M}. {A}. and {C}osset, {F}. {L}. and {K}odjo, {A}. and {L}egros, {V}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{D}espite the probable zoonotic origin of {SARS}-{C}o{V}-2, only limited research efforts have been made to understand the role of companion animals in {SARS}-{C}o{V}-2 epidemiology. {A}ccording to recent serological prevalence studies, human-to-companion animal transmission is quite frequent, which led us to consider that the risk of {SARS}-{C}o{V}-2 transmission from animal to human, albeit negligible in the present context, may have been underestimated. {I}n this study, we provide the results of a prospective survey that was conducted to evaluate the {SARS}-{C}o{V}-2 isolation rate by q{RT}-{PCR} in dogs and cats with different exposure risks and clinical statuses. {F}rom {A}pril 2020 to {A}pril 2021, we analyzed 367 samples and investigated the presence of {SARS}-{C}o{V}-2 {RNA} using q{RT}-{PCR}. {O}nly four animals tested positive, all of them being cats. {T}hree cats were asymptomatic and one presented a coryza-like syndrome. {W}e describe in detail the infection in two cats and the associated clinical characteristics. {I}mportantly, we obtained {SARS}-{C}o{V}-2 genomes from one infected animal and characterized them as {A}lpha variants. {T}his represents the first identification of the {SARS}-{C}o{V}-2 {A}lpha variant in an infected animal in {F}rance.},
  keywords = {{SARS}-{C}o{V}-2 ; variants ; prevalence ; sequencing ; zoonosis ; {FRANCE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{V}iruses},
  volume = {13},
  numero = {9},
  pages = {1759 [12 p.]},
  year = {2021},
  DOI = {10.3390/v13091759},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010083191},
}