Sars-cov-2 seroprevalence in household domestic ferrets (Mustela putorius furo)

Giner, Jacobo ; Villanueva-Saz, Sergio (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Tobajas, Ana Pilar (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Pérez, María Dolores (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; González, Ana ; Verde, Maite (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Yzuel, Andrés ; García-García, Ana (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Taleb, Víctor (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Lira-Navarrete, Erandi (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Hurtado-Guerrero, Ramón ; Pardo, Julián (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Santiago, Llipsy ; Paño, José Ramón (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Ruíz, Héctor (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Lacasta, Delia (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Fernández, Antonio (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: Animal infections with SARS-CoV-2 have been reported in different countries and several animal species have been proven to be susceptible to infection with SARS-CoV-2 both naturally and by experimental infection. Moreover, infections under natural conditions in more than 20 mink farms have been reported where humans could have been the source of infection for minks. However, little information is available about the susceptibility of pet animals under natural conditions and currently there is no SARS-CoV-2 epidemiological assessment occurrence in household ferrets. In this study, the presence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies was evaluated in serum samples obtained from 127 household ferrets (Mustela putorius furo) in the Province of Valencia (Spain). Two ferrets tested positive to SARS-CoV-2 (1.57%) by in-house enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay based on receptor binding domain (RBD) of Spike antigen. Furthermore, anti- RBD SARS-CoV-2 antibodies persisted at detectable levels in a seropositive SARS-CoV-2 domestic ferret beyond 129 days since the first time antibodies were detected. This study reports for the first time the evidence of household pet ferrets exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in Spain to date.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.3390/ani11030667

Año: 2021

Publicado en: Animals 11, 3 (2021), 667 [11 pp.]
ISSN: 2076-2615

Factor impacto JCR: 3.231 (2021)

Categ. JCR: VETERINARY SCIENCES rank: 16 / 145 = 0.11 (2021) - Q1 - T1
Categ. JCR: AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE rank: 13 / 62 = 0.21 (2021) - Q1 - T1

Factor impacto CITESCORE: 2.7 - Veterinary (Q2) - Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Q2)

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.61 - Veterinary (miscellaneous) (Q1) - Animal Science and Zoology (Q1)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/AEI/BFU2016-75633-P
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA-FEDER/B29-17R
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA-FEDER/E34-R17
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/LMP58-18
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/ISCIII/COV20-00308
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/CTQ2013-44367-C2-2-P
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/PID2019-105451GB-I00
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/SAF2017-83120-C2-1-R

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Inmunología (Dpto. Microb.Ped.Radio.Sal.Pú.)
Área (Departamento): Area Medicina (Dpto. Medicina, Psiqu. y Derm.)
Área (Departamento): Área Bioquímica y Biolog.Mole. (Dpto. Bioq.Biolog.Mol. Celular)
Área (Departamento): Área Medicina y Cirugía Animal (Dpto. Patología Animal)
Área (Departamento): Área Tecnología de Alimentos (Dpto. Produc.Animal Cienc.Ali.)