@article{fdi:010083280, title = {{D}etection of {SARS}-{C}o{V}-2 in two cats during the second wave of the {COVID}-19 pandemic in {F}rance}, author = {{F}ritz, {M}atthieu and {N}esi, {N}. and {D}enolly, {S}. and {B}oson, {B}. and {L}egros, {V}. and {R}osolen, {S}. {G}. and {B}riend-{M}archal, {A}. and {G}ouilh, {M}. {A}. and {L}eroy, {E}ric}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A}lthough there are several reports in the literature of {SARS}-{C}o{V}-2 infection in cats, few {SARS}-{C}o{V}-2 sequences from infected cats have been published. {I}n this study, {SARS}-{C}o{V}-2 infection was evaluated in two cats by clinical observation, molecular biology (q{PCR} and {NGS}), and serology (microsphere immunoassay and seroneutralization). {F}ollowing the observation of symptomatic {SARS}-{C}o{V}-2 infection in two cats, infection status was confirmed by {RT}-q{PCR} and, in one cat, serological analysis for antibodies against {N}-protein and {S}-protein, as well as neutralizing antibodies. {C}omparative analysis of five {SARS}-{C}o{V}-2 sequence fragments obtained from one of the cats showed that this infection was not with one of the three recently emerged variants of {SARS}-{C}o{V}-2. {T}his study provides additional information on the clinical, molecular, and serological aspects of {SARS}-{C}o{V}-2 infection in cats.}, keywords = {cats ; mild-respiratory clinical signs ; {NGS} ; {O}ne {H}ealth ; {SARS}-{C}o{V}-2 ; serology ; {FRANCE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{V}eterinary {M}edicine and {S}cience}, volume = {8}, numero = {1}, pages = {14--20}, year = {2022}, DOI = {10.1002/vms3.638}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010083280}, }