18 May 2020

2 Cats – France

spotlight topic: COVID-19 and animals Case reports

2 Cats – France

Added 18 May 2020 The first cat, from Paris, belonged to owners previously suspected of being infected with COVID-19. One cat showed mild respiratory and digestive signs and tested positive by qRT-PCR on rectal swab although the nasopharyngeal swabs from this animal tested negative. The second cat, from the Bordeaux region, had respiratory disease that was non-responsive to antibiotics and anti-inflammatories, which it is reported may have been the result of infection with SARS-CoV-2. This cat tested positive on nasopharyngeal swab, but negative on rectal swab. Reference 1.International Society for Infectious Diseases (2020) Coronavirus Disease update (149) France (Ile-de-France) 2.International Society for Infectious Diseases (2020) Coronavirus Disease update (181) France (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) 3. l’École Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse (ENVT) (2020) Covid-19 : un 2ème chat détecté porteur du SARS-Cov-2 en France, à Bordeaux. Communiqué de presse Mardi 12 mai 2020