Infection with SARS-COV2 in animals
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Infection with SARS-COV2 in animals
OiE (2020) Infection with SARS-COV2 in animals [online]
Available at https://www.oie.int/fileadmin/Home/MM/A_Factsheet_SARS-CoV-2__1_.pdf [Accessed 17 July 2020]
Added 17 July 2020
The OiE have produced a technical factsheet which provides a brief summary of the current (June 2020) knowledge about SARS-CoV-2 infection in animals. It includes sections on aetiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, and methods of prevention and control. It also includes this table summarising current knowledge about infection in animals.
| SPECIES | TYPE OF INFECTION | SUSCEPTIBILITY | CLINICAL SIGNS | TRANSMISSION |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pigs | Experimental | None | No | No |
| Poultry (chickens, ducks and turkeys) | Experimental | None | No | No |
| Dogs | Natural and experimental | Low | No (possible some cases) | No |
| Cats (domestic) | Natural and experimental | High | Yes (none to very mild in some cases) | Yes, between cats |
| Tigers and lions | Natural | High | Yes | Yes, between animals |
| Ferrets | Experimental | High | No (mild in some cases) | Yes, between ferrets |
| Minks (American minks, Neovison vison) | Natural | High | Yes | Yes, between minks and suggested from minks to humans |
| Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus) | Experimental | High | No | Yes, between fruit bats |
| Golden Syrian Hamsters | Experimental | High | Yes (none to very mild in some cases) | Yes, between hamsters |
| Macaques (Macaca fascicularis and Macaca mulatta) | Experimental | High | Yes | Yes |
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