感染狗的SARS-CoV-2
Thomas H C Sit1, Christopher J Brackman1, Sin Ming Ip1
1Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Government of the Hong Kong SAR, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong, China.
Nature
|May 15, 2020
概括
香港有两只狗感染了导致COVID-19的SARS-CoV-2病毒,这种病毒是通过人与动物之间的传播传播感染的. 两只狗没有出现症状,但需要进一步研究潜在的传染.
科学领域:
- 动物医学
- 传染性疾病
- 病毒学
背景情况:
- 严重急性呼吸道综合征冠状病毒2 (SARS-CoV-2) 导致了从2019年开始的COVID-19大流行.
- 一种相关的病毒,SARS-CoV,在2003年感染了家禽.
- 关于 SARS-CoV-2 在家养哺乳动物中的易感性信息有限.
研究的目的:
- 调查家庭狗对SARS-CoV-2的易感性.
- 确定SARS-CoV-2是否可以从受感染的人传染给物狗.
- 分析感染狗的病毒分泌和免疫反应.
主要方法:
- 实时PCR与反转录用于病毒RNA检测.
- 血清检测,包括抗体减少和中和测试.
- 病毒基因组测序和从受感染的动物中隔离病毒.
- 采样包括鼻子抽样,口腔抽样和血液分析.
主要成果:
- 来自COVID-19阳性家庭的15只狗中,有2只被证实感染SARS-CoV-2.
- 在13天的Pomeranian和两次的德国牧羊犬的鼻子抽样中检测到病毒RNA.
- 从德国牧羊犬的鼻子和口腔抽样中成功分离了病毒.
- 在狗和相应的人类病例中发现了相同的病毒遗传序列,支持人对动物的传播.
- 这两只受感染的狗表现出抗体反应,但仍然无症状.
结论:
- 这项研究提供了SARS-CoV-2在家养狗中从人类传播给动物的证据.
- 这项研究中感染的狗无症状,这突显了疾病检测的潜在挑战.
- 需要进一步调查,以了解狗有可能将SARS-CoV-2传播给其他动物或人类.
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