Transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) to animals: an updated review
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Transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2) to animals: an updated review Sina Salajegheh Tazerji1,3* , Phelipe Magalhães Duarte2, Parastoo Rahimi3, Fatemeh Shahabinejad4, Santosh Dhakal5, Yashpal Singh Malik6, Awad A. Shehata7,8, Juan Lama9, Jörn Klein10, Muhammad Safdar11, Md. Tanvir Rahman12, Krzysztof J. Filipiak13, Alfonso J. Rodríguez‑Morales14, Md. Abdus Sobur12, Farrokhreza Kabir15, Bita Vazir16, Leonard Mboera17, Marco Caporale18, Md. Saiful Islam12, John H. Amuasi19, Rasha Gharieb20, Paola Roncada21, Sahar Musaad22, Bruno Tilocca21, Mohammad Kazem Koohi23, Ali Taghipour24, Ahmet Sait25, Kannan Subbaram26, Alireza Jahandideh15, Pejman Mortazavi27, Mohammad Amin Abedini3, David A. Hokey28, Unarose Hogan29, Mohamed N. F. Shaheen30, Ahmed Elaswad31, Mahmoud M. Elhaig32 and Mohamed Fawzy33
Abstract COVID-19 caused by a novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) originated in Wuhan (Hubei province, China) during late 2019. It has spread across the globe affecting nearly 21 million people with a toll of 0.75 million deaths and restricting the movement of most of the world population during the past 6 months. COVID-19 became the leading health, economic, and humanitarian challenge of the twenty-first century. In addition to the considerable COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths in humans, several cases of SARS-CoV-2 infections in animal hosts (dog, cat, tiger, lion, and mink) have been reported. Thus, the concern of pet owners is increasing. Moreover, the dynamics of the disease requires further explanation, mainly concerning the transmission of the virus from humans to animals and vice versa. Therefore, this study aimed to gather information about the reported cases of COVID-19 transmission in animals through a literary review of works published in scientific journals and perform genomic and phylogenetic analyses of SARS-CoV-2 isolated from animal hosts. Although many instances of transmis‑ sion of the SARS-CoV-2 have been reported, caution and further studies are necessary to avoid the occurrence of maltreatment in animals, and to achieve a better understanding of the dynamics of the disease in the environment, humans, and animals. Future research in the animal–human interface can help formulate and implement preventive measures to combat the further transmission of COVID-19. Keywords: Coronavirus, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Pandemic, Zoonoses, Pet animals, Animals, Epidemiology, One Health
*Correspondence: [email protected] 3 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Full list of author information is available at the end of the article
Introduction The outbreak of Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) leading to pneumonia of unknown origin was linked to the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market located in the city of Wuhan, Hubei province, China [1, 2]. The pathogen was soon identified as a novel coronavirus named as
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