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Volume 26, Number 12—December 2020
Research Letter

SARS-CoV-2 in Quarantined Domestic Cats from COVID-19 Households or Close Contacts, Hong Kong, China

Vanessa R. Barrs1Comments to Author , Malik Peiris1, Karina W.S. Tam, Pierra Y.T. Law, Christopher J. Brackman, Esther M.W. To, Veronica Y.T. Yu, Daniel K.W. Chu, Ranawaka A.P.M. Perera, and Thomas H.C. Sit
Author affiliations: City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (V.R. Barrs); The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (M. Peiris, D.K.W. Chu, R.A.P.M. Perera); Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong (K.W.S. Tam, P.Y.T. Law, C.J. Brackman, E.M.W. To, V.Y.T. Yu, T.H.C. Sit)

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Table

Results of reverse transcription PCR for detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in nasal, oral, rectal, and fecal swab specimens for 6 cats, Hong Kong, China, 2020*

Animal breed/age, y/sex
 Date tested
 E gene, cutoff <36
 RdRP gene, cutoff <40
 NSP14 gene, cutoff <40
 NP gene, cutoff <40
 NSP16 gene, cutoff <40
 M gene
N
 O
 R
 Fe
 N
 O
 R
 Fe
 N
 O
 R
 Fe
 N
 O
 R
 Fe
 N
 O
 R
 Fe
 N
 O
 R
 Fe
DSH/7/F Mar 30 21.3 22.9 33.0 ND 32.0 32.0 38.9 ND 26.8 29.6 38.0 ND 26.4 29.3 38.0 ND 27.4 32.3 38.9 ND 26.0 28.8 36.9 ND
Apr 1 35.5 26.7 Neg ND Neg 35.5 Neg ND Neg 30.6 Neg ND Neg 31.7 Neg ND Neg 30.5 Neg ND 38.6 29.6 Neg ND
Apr 3 37.3 37.1 Neg ND Neg Neg Neg ND Neg Neg Neg ND 39.9 Neg Neg ND Neg Neg Neg ND Neg Neg Neg ND
Apr 6 Neg 35.9 Neg Neg Neg Neg Neg Neg ND Neg ND ND ND Neg ND ND ND Neg ND ND ND Neg ND ND
Apr 9 38.6 Neg Neg Neg Neg Neg Neg Neg 38.4 ND ND ND Neg ND ND ND Neg ND ND ND Neg ND ND ND
Apr 14 Neg Neg Neg Neg Neg Neg Neg Neg Neg Neg Neg Neg Neg Neg Neg Neg Neg Neg Neg Neg Neg Neg Neg Neg
Apr 15
 Neg
 Neg
 Neg
 ND
Neg
 Neg
 Neg
 ND
Neg
 Neg
 Neg
 ND
Neg
 Neg
 Neg
 ND
Neg
 Neg
 Neg
 ND
Neg
 Neg
 Neg
 ND
DSH/3/M Jul 13 Neg Neg Neg 37.2 Neg Neg Neg Neg ND ND ND Neg ND ND ND 37.2 ND ND ND 40.0 ND ND ND 39.0
Jul 14 Neg Neg Neg ND Neg Neg Neg ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
Jul 15 Neg 37.3 Neg 36.2 Neg Neg Neg Neg ND Neg ND Neg ND Neg ND Neg ND Neg ND Neg ND Neg ND Neg
Jul 17 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
Jul 20 Neg Neg Neg ND Neg Neg Neg ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
Jul 21 ND ND ND Neg ND ND ND Neg ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
Jul 23 Neg Neg Neg ND Neg Neg Neg ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
Jul 24
 ND
 ND
 ND
 Neg
ND
 ND
 ND
 ND
ND
 ND
 ND
 ND
ND
 ND
 ND
 ND
ND
 ND
 ND
 ND
ND
 ND
 ND
 ND
ASH/13/M Jul 21 Neg 22.0 Neg ND Neg 27.3 Neg ND Neg 31.0 Neg ND Neg 30.7 Neg ND ND 31.6 ND ND ND 30.3 ND ND
Jul 24 Neg 29.0 Neg ND Neg 34.9 Neg ND ND 34.7 ND ND ND 34.9 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
Jul 27 ND ND ND Neg ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
Jul 30 Neg Neg Neg Neg Neg Neg Neg Neg ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
Aug 4
 Neg
 Neg
 Neg
 ND
Neg
 Neg
 Neg
 ND
ND
 ND
 ND
 ND
ND
 ND
 ND
 ND
ND
 ND
 ND
 ND
ND
 ND
 ND
 ND
DSH/2/F Jul 28 Neg Neg 34.2 32.7 Neg Neg 39.5 34.5 ND ND 36.4 35.5 ND ND 37.5 36.9 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
Aug 4 Neg Neg Neg Neg Neg Neg Neg Neg ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
Aug 7
 Neg
 Neg
 Neg
 Neg
Neg
 Neg
 Neg
 Neg
ND
 ND
 ND
 ND
ND
 ND
 ND
 ND
ND
 ND
 ND
 ND
ND
 ND
 ND
 ND
SSH/5/M Jul 31 Neg 26.8 Neg Neg Neg 33.1 Neg Neg Neg 32.7 Neg ND Neg 29.7 Neg ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
Aug 4 34.6 35.3 36.5 32.7 40.0 Neg Neg 37.4 Neg Neg Neg 37.0 37.3 37.9 Neg 34.1 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
Aug 11
 Neg
 Neg
 Neg
 Neg
Neg
 Neg
 Neg
 Neg
ND
 ND
 ND
 ND
ND
 ND
 ND
 ND
ND
 ND
 ND
 ND
ND
 ND
 ND
 ND
DSH/5/F Aug 4 Neg 36.0 Neg ND ND 40.0 ND ND ND 37.2 ND ND ND Neg ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
Aug 11 Neg Neg Neg Neg Neg Neg Neg Neg ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
Aug 13 Neg Neg Neg ND Neg Neg Neg ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND

*Values are cycle thresholds. Values in bold are positive or equivocal results greater than the cutoff value. ASH, American shorthair; DSH, domestic shorthair; E, envelope; Fe, fecal; N, nasal; Neg negative; ND, not determined; NP, nucleoprotein; NSP, nonstructural protein; O, oral; R, rectal; rectal; RdRp, RNA-dependent RNA polymerase; SSH, Scottish shorthair.

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1These authors contributed equally to this article.

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