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Volume 29, Number 5—May 2023
Research Letter

Human-to-Animal Transmission of SARS-CoV-2, South Korea, 2021

Jinsun Bae1, Changseek Ro1, Yunhee Kang, Eulhae Ga, Woonsung NaComments to Author , and Daesub SongComments to Author 
Author affiliations: Seoul Metropolitan Government, Seoul, South Korea (J. Bae, C. Ro, Y. Kang); Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea (E. Ga, W. Na); Seoul National University, Seoul (D. Song)

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Table

Positivity rates for companion animals owned by SARS-CoV-2–positive persons in study of human-to-animal transmission of SARS-CoV-2, South Korea, 2021*

Animal Test results, no. (%)
 χ2 distribution p value
Positive Negative
Dogs, n = 271 65 (24.0) 206 (76.0) 5.100 0.024
Cats, n = 104 37 (35.6) 67 (64.4)
Total, n = 375 102 (27.2) 273 (72.8)

*Positivity rate for cats was significantly (p = 0.024) higher than that for dogs.

Main Article

1These authors contributed equally to this article.

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