@article{fdi:010083321,
  title = {{I}nfection with {SARS}-{C}o{V}-2 variant {B}.1.1.7 detected in a group of dogs and cats with suspected myocarditis},
  author = {{F}erasin, {L}. and {F}ritz, {M}atthieu and {F}erasin, {H}. and {B}ecquart, {P}ierre and {C}orbet, {S}. and {G}ouilh, {M}. {A}. and {L}egros, {V}. and {L}eroy, {E}ric},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground {D}omestic pets can contract severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ({SARS}-{C}o{V}-2) infection; however, it is unknown whether the {UK} {B}.1.1.7 variant can more easily infect certain animal species or increase the possibility of human-to-animal transmission. {M}ethods {T}his is a descriptive case series reporting {SARS}-{C}o{V}-2 {B}.1.1.7 variant infections in a group of dogs and cats with suspected myocarditis. {R}esults {T}he study describes the infection of domestic cats and dogs by the {B}.1.1.7 variant. {T}wo cats and one dog were positive to {SARS}-{C}o{V}-2 {PCR} on rectal swab, and two cats and one dog were found to have {SARS}-{C}o{V}-2 antibodies 2-6 weeks after they developed signs of cardiac disease. {M}any owners of these pets had developed respiratory symptoms 3-6 weeks before their pets became ill and had also tested positive for {COVID}-19. {I}nterestingly, all these pets were referred for acute onset of cardiac disease, including severe myocardial disorders of suspected inflammatory origin but without primary respiratory signs. {C}onclusions {T}hese findings demonstrate, for the first time, the ability for pets to be infected by the {B}.1.1.7 variant and question its possible pathogenicity in these animals.},
  keywords = {{ROYAUME} {UNI}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{V}eterinary {R}ecord},
  volume = {189},
  numero = {9},
  pages = {e944 [9 ]},
  ISSN = {0042-4900},
  year = {2021},
  DOI = {10.1002/vetr.944},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010083321},
}