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ArticleViruses2023

Low Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in Canine and Feline Serum Samples Collected during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Hong Kong and Korea.

Yun Young Go, Maura Carrai, Yan Ru Choi, Christopher J Brackman, Karina W S Tam, Pierra Y T Law, Fiona Woodhouse, Jane Gray, Ji Hun Kim, Joohyung Park and 8 more

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Article in Viruses, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors.

Yun Young GoDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0907-2265
Maura CarraiDepartment of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences and Centre for Animal Health and Welfare, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6663-0353
Yan Ru ChoiDepartment of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences and Centre for Animal Health and Welfare, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China.
Christopher J BrackmanAgriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong 999077, China.
Karina W S TamAgriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong 999077, China.
Pierra Y T LawAgriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong 999077, China.
Fiona WoodhouseSociety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Hong Kong), 5 Wan Shing St, Wan Chai, Hong Kong 999077, China.
Jane GraySociety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Hong Kong), 5 Wan Shing St, Wan Chai, Hong Kong 999077, China.
Ji Hun Kim24 h Jamsil On Animal Medical Center, Songpa-gu, Seoul 05556, Republic of Korea.
Joohyung ParkVIP Animal Medical Center, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02830, Republic of Korea.
Chae Won JeonNeodin Biovet Laboratory, Guri-si 11956, Republic of Korea.
Hyomi JangNeodin Biovet Laboratory, Guri-si 11956, Republic of Korea.
Ioannis MagourasDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China.
Nicola DecaroDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70010 Valenzano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6348-7969
Samuel M S ChengSchool of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7293-2331
Malik PeirisSchool of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China.
Julia A BeattyDepartment of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences and Centre for Animal Health and Welfare, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6520-7801
Vanessa R BarrsDepartment of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences and Centre for Animal Health and Welfare, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6761-8022

Funding

Health and Medical Research Fund Hong Kong COVID190206
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has affected millions of people worldwide since its emergence in 2019. Knowing the potential capacity of the virus to adapt to other species, the serological surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 infection in susceptible animals is important. Hong Kong and Seoul are two of Asia's most densely populated urban cities, where companion animals often live in close contact with humans. Sera collected from 1040 cats and 855 dogs during the early phase of the pandemic in Hong Kong and Seoul were tested for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies using an ELISA that detects antibodies against the receptor binding domain of the viral spike protein. Positive sera were also tested for virus neutralizing antibodies using a surrogate virus neutralization (sVNT) and plaque reduction neutralization test (PRNT). Among feline sera, 4.51% and 2.54% of the samples from Korea and Hong Kong, respectively, tested ELISA positive. However, only 1.64% of the samples from Korea and 0.18% from Hong Kong tested positive by sVNT, while only 0.41% of samples from Korea tested positive by PRNT. Among canine samples, 4.94% and 6.46% from Korea and Hong Kong, respectively, tested positive by ELISA, while only 0.29% of sera from Korea were positive on sVNT and no canine sera tested positive by PRNT. These results confirm a low seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 exposure in companion animals in Korea and Hong Kong. The discordance between the RBD-ELISA and neutralization tests may indicate possible ELISA cross-reactivity with other coronaviruses, especially in canine sera.

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Cat DiseasesCOVID-19Dog DiseasesAnimalsAntibodies, ViralCatsDogsHong KongHumansPandemicsPrevalenceRepublic of KoreaSARS-CoV-2Seroepidemiologic StudiesAntibodies, ViralcanineCOVID-19felineSARS-CoV-2seroprevalencezoonosis

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PMID36851796
PMCPMC9967295

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