Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant (B.1.617.2) in Domestic Dogs and Zoo Tigers in England and Jersey during 2021.

Seekings, AH; Shipley, R; Byrne, AMP; Shukla, S; Golding, M; Amaya-Cuesta, J; Goharriz, H; Vitores, AG; Lean, FZX; James, J; Núñez, A; Breed, A; Frost, A; Balzer, J; Brown, IH; Brookes, SM; McElhinney, LM

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant (B.1.617.2) in Domestic Dogs and Zoo Tigers in England and Jersey during 2021.

Seekings, AH Shipley, R

Byrne, AMP Shukla, S Golding, M Amaya-Cuesta, J Goharriz, H Vitores, AG Lean, FZX James, J Núñez, A Breed, A Frost, A Balzer, J Brown, IH Brookes, SM McElhinney, LM

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dc.contributor.author	Seekings, AH
dc.contributor.author	Shipley, R https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7039-9596
dc.contributor.author	Byrne, AMP
dc.contributor.author	Shukla, S
dc.contributor.author	Golding, M
dc.contributor.author	Amaya-Cuesta, J
dc.contributor.author	Goharriz, H
dc.contributor.author	Vitores, AG
dc.contributor.author	Lean, FZX
dc.contributor.author	James, J
dc.contributor.author	Núñez, A
dc.contributor.author	Breed, A
dc.contributor.author	Frost, A
dc.contributor.author	Balzer, J
dc.contributor.author	Brown, IH
dc.contributor.author	Brookes, SM
dc.contributor.author	McElhinney, LM
dc.date.accessioned	2025-02-21T00:15:14Z
dc.date.available	2024-04-12
dc.date.available	2025-02-21T00:15:14Z
dc.date.issued	2024-04-16
dc.identifier.citation	Viruses, 2024, 16, (4), pp. 617
dc.identifier.issn	1999-4915
dc.identifier.issn	1999-4915
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/185238
dc.description.abstract	Reverse zoonotic transmission events of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have been described since the start of the pandemic, and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) designated the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in animals a reportable disease. Eighteen domestic and zoo animals in Great Britain and Jersey were tested by APHA for SARS-CoV-2 during 2020-2023. One domestic cat (Felis catus), three domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris), and three Amur tigers (Panthera tigris altaica) from a zoo were confirmed positive during 2020-2021 and reported to the WOAH. All seven positive animals were linked with known SARS-CoV-2 positive human contacts. Characterisation of the SARS-CoV-2 variants by genome sequencing indicated that the cat was infected with an early SARS-CoV-2 lineage. The three dogs and three tigers were infected with the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant of concern (B.1.617.2). The role of non-human species in the onward transmission and emergence of new variants of SARS-CoV-2 remain poorly defined. Continued surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in relevant domestic and captive animal species with high levels of human contact is important to monitor transmission at the human-animal interface and to assess their role as potential animal reservoirs.
dc.format	Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	MDPI
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dc.subject	0605 Microbiology
dc.subject.classification	3107 Microbiology
dc.subject.mesh	Animals
dc.subject.mesh	Dogs
dc.subject.mesh	SARS-CoV-2
dc.subject.mesh	COVID-19
dc.subject.mesh	Tigers
dc.subject.mesh	Cats
dc.subject.mesh	Animals, Zoo
dc.subject.mesh	England
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Phylogeny
dc.subject.mesh	Dog Diseases
dc.subject.mesh	Zoonoses
dc.subject.mesh	Animals
dc.subject.mesh	Animals, Zoo
dc.subject.mesh	Dogs
dc.subject.mesh	Cats
dc.subject.mesh	Tigers
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Zoonoses
dc.subject.mesh	Dog Diseases
dc.subject.mesh	Phylogeny
dc.subject.mesh	England
dc.subject.mesh	COVID-19
dc.subject.mesh	SARS-CoV-2
dc.subject.mesh	Animals
dc.subject.mesh	Dogs
dc.subject.mesh	SARS-CoV-2
dc.subject.mesh	COVID-19
dc.subject.mesh	Tigers
dc.subject.mesh	Cats
dc.subject.mesh	Animals, Zoo
dc.subject.mesh	England
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Phylogeny
dc.subject.mesh	Dog Diseases
dc.subject.mesh	Zoonoses
dc.title	Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant (B.1.617.2) in Domestic Dogs and Zoo Tigers in England and Jersey during 2021.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	16
utslib.location.activity	Switzerland
utslib.for	0605 Microbiology
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
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dc.date.updated	2025-02-21T00:15:13Z
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pubs.volume	16
utslib.citation.issue	4

Abstract:

Reverse zoonotic transmission events of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have been described since the start of the pandemic, and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) designated the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in animals a reportable disease. Eighteen domestic and zoo animals in Great Britain and Jersey were tested by APHA for SARS-CoV-2 during 2020-2023. One domestic cat (Felis catus), three domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris), and three Amur tigers (Panthera tigris altaica) from a zoo were confirmed positive during 2020-2021 and reported to the WOAH. All seven positive animals were linked with known SARS-CoV-2 positive human contacts. Characterisation of the SARS-CoV-2 variants by genome sequencing indicated that the cat was infected with an early SARS-CoV-2 lineage. The three dogs and three tigers were infected with the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant of concern (B.1.617.2). The role of non-human species in the onward transmission and emergence of new variants of SARS-CoV-2 remain poorly defined. Continued surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in relevant domestic and captive animal species with high levels of human contact is important to monitor transmission at the human-animal interface and to assess their role as potential animal reservoirs.

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