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Volume 28, Number 12—December 2022
Research

Household Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from Humans to Pets, Washington and Idaho, USA

Julianne MeisnerComments to Author , Timothy V. Baszler, Kathryn E. Kuehl, Vickie Ramirez, Anna Baines, Lauren A. Frisbie, Eric T. Lofgren, David M. de Avila, Rebecca M. Wolking, Dan S. Bradway, Hannah R. Wilson, Beth Lipton1, Vance Kawakami, and Peter M. Rabinowitz
Author affiliations: University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA (J. Meisner, V. Ramirez, A. Baines, P.M. Rabinowitz); Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA (T.V. Baszler, K.E. Kuehl, E.T. Lofgren, D.M. de Avila, R.M. Wolking, D.S. Bradway, H.R. Wilson); Washington State Department of Health, Shoreline, Washington, USA (L.A. Frisbie); Public Health Seattle and King County, Seattle (B. Lipton, V. Kawakami)

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Figure 2

Flowchart indicating serologic and PCR sampling for study of household transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from humans to pets, Washington and Idaho, USA. Of 119 dogs and 57 cats corresponding to 105 households that had completed surveys, PCR testing was complete for 94 dogs and 39 cats, and serologic testing was complete for 81 dogs and 32 cats. The remaining pets were not sampled because of safety concerns.

Figure 2. Flowchart indicating serologic and PCR sampling for study of household transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from humans to pets, Washington and Idaho, USA. Of 119 dogs and 57 cats corresponding to 105 households that had completed surveys, PCR testing was complete for 94 dogs and 39 cats, and serologic testing was complete for 81 dogs and 32 cats. The remaining pets were not sampled because of safety concerns.

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1Current affiliation: Washington State Department of Health, Shoreline, Washington, USA.

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