Table 2.
Summarized reports of COVID-19 infections in dogs kept as pets (from the highest number of tested cats in particular study to the lowest one) *.
| Number of Tested Dogs | COVID-19 Tested Positive Dogs | Country/Area | Date (Month and Year of Publication) |
Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451 | 15 * | Italy | December 2020 | [27] |
| 18 | 10 | Mexico | December 2020 | [56] |
| 15 | 2 | Hong Kong, China | March 2020 | [51] |
| 9 | 29 | Brazil | April 2021 | [45] |
| 4 | 4 | Argentina | November 2020 | [47] |
| 4 | 4 | Japan | August 2020 | [44] |
| 3 | 3 | Croatia | April 2021 | [39] |
| 2 | 2 | Germany | November 2020 | [53] |
| 1 | 1 | The Netherlands | May 2020 | [52] |
| 1 | 2 | Canada | October 2020 | [57] |
| 1 | 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | February 2021 | [19] |
| 1 | 1 | Thailand | May 2021 | [58] |
* due to the relatively higher number of naturally acquired SARS-CoV-2 infection in domestic dogs in the US (47 studies—February 2021) than in other countries and areas [19], these reports were not included in this table.