1 February 2022

Variant B.1.1.7 (alpha)

spotlight topic:

Covid-19 and animals

Case reports

Variant B.1.1.7 (alpha) Published 1 February 2022 | Updated 17 May 2022 Case reports reporting infection of cats and dogs with alpha variant (B.1.1.7.)

Pecora, A. et al (2022) Anthropogenic infection of domestic cats with SARS-CoV-2 Alpha Variant B.1.1.7 lineage in Buenos Aires. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 9, no. 790058. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.790058
Keller, M. et al (2021) Detection of SARS-CoV-2 variant B. 1.1. 7 in a cat in Germany. Research in Veterinary Science, 140, pp. 229-232. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2021.09.008
Curukoglu, A. et al (2021) First direct human‐to‐cat transmission of the SARS‐CoV‐2 B. 1.1. 7 variant. Australian Veterinary Journal, 99 (11), pp. 482-488. https://doi.org/10.1111/avj.13109
Miró, G. et al (2021) SARS-CoV-2 infection in one cat and three dogs living in COVID-19-positive households in Madrid, Spain. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, p. 1292. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.779341
Chetboul, V. et al ( 2021) Myocarditis and subclinical-like infection associated with SARS-CoV-2 in two cats living in the same household in France: a case report with literature review. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 8, p. 1174. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.748869

Hamer, S.A. et al (2021) SARS‐CoV‐2 B.1.1.7 variant of concern detected in a pet dog and cat after exposure to a person with COVID‐19, USA. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.14122