In March 2020, a severe respiratory syndrome developed in a cat, 1 week after its owner received positive test results for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. Viral RNA was detected in the cat's nasopharyngeal swab samples and vomitus or feces; immunoglobulin against the virus was found in convalescent-phase serum. Human-to-cat transmission is suspected.
Keywords: 2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; Felis silvestris catus; SARS-CoV-2; cat; coronavirus disease; pandemic; respiratory infections; reverse zoonosis; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; transmission; viruses; zoonoses.