TABLE 1.
SARS‐COV‐2 detection studies in cats and dogs worldwide
| Species | Detection method | Analysed animals | Positive animals | Prevalence | Country | Sample period | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cat | RT‐qPCR (Neutralization test) | 1 | 1 | ‐ | Belgium | March, 2020 | Garigliany et al., 2020 |
| RT‐qPCR (Viral sequencing) | 1 | 1 | ‐ | Brazil | Not reported | Carlos et al., 2021 | |
| RT‐qPCR (ELISA test, Viral sequencing and Viral isolation) | 17 | 3 | 17.65 | Chile | May and September, 2020 | Neira et al., 2020 | |
| RT‐qPCR (Viral sequencing and Neutralization test) | 50 | 6 | 12.00 | China | February–August, 2020 | Barrs et al., 2020 | |
| ELISA | 102 | 15 | 14.71 | China | January–March, 2020 | Zhang et al., 2020 | |
| Neutralization test | 102 | 11 | 10.78 | China | January–March, 2020 | Zhang et al., 2020 | |
| Neutralization test | 131 | 1 | 0.76 | Croatia | February–June, 2020 | Stevanovic et al., 2020 | |
| Luciferase Immunoprecipitation Systems (LIPS) | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | France | March, 2020 | Temmam et al., 2020 | |
| RT‐qPCR (Viral sequencing) | 22 | 1 | 4.55 | France | April, 2020 | Sailleau et al., 2020 | |
| ELISA (Indirect immunofluorescence test (iIFT) and Neutralization test) | 920 | 6 | 0.65 | Germany | April–September, 2020 | Michelitsch et al., 2020 | |
| RT‐qPCR | 314 | 0 | 0.00 | Italy | March and May, 2020 | Patterson et al., 2020 | |
| Neutralization test | 191 | 11 | 5.76 | Italy | March and May, 2020 | Patterson et al., 2020 | |
| RT‐qPCR (Sequencing) | 1 | 1 | ‐ | Italy | None specified | Musso et al., 2020 | |
| RT‐qPCR (ELISA, Neutralization test and Viral sequencing) | 1 | 1 | ‐ | Spain | March–April, 2020 | Segalés et al., 2020 | |
| RT‐qPCR | 8 | 1 | 12.50 | Spain | April–May, 2020 | Ruiz‐Arrondo et el. 2020 | |
| RT‐qPCR | 2 | 2 | ‐ | US | March–April, 2020 | Newman et al., 2020 | |
| RT‐qPCR (Viral isolation, Viral sequencing, and Neutralization test) | 17 | 3 | 17.65 | US | June–July, 2020 | Hamer et al., 2020 | |
| ELISA/Neutralization test | 10 | 0.00 | US | None specified | Kim et al., 2020 | ||
| Species | Detection method | Analysed animals | Positive animals | Prevalence | Country | Sample period | Reference |
| Dog | RT‐qPCR (ELISA test) | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | Chile | May and September, 2020 | Neira et al., 2020 |
| RT‐qPCR (ELISA, Neutralization test, Viral sequencing, Viral isolation) | 15 | 2 | 13.33 | China | February–March, 2020 | Sit et al., 2020 | |
| Neutralization test | 654 | 2 | 0.31 | Croatia | February–June, 2020 | Stevanovic et al., 2020 | |
| ELISA | 172 | 13 | 7.56 | Croatia | February–June, 2020 | Stevanovic et al., 2020 | |
| Luciferase Immunoprecipitation Systems (LIPS) | 12 | 0 | 0.00 | France | March, 2020 | Temmam et al., 2020 | |
| RT‐qPCR | 11 | 0 | 0.00 | France | April, 2020 | Sailleau et al., 2020 | |
| RT‐qPCR | 180 | 0 | 0.00 | Italy | March and May, 2020 | Patterson et al., 2020 | |
| Neutralization test | 451 | 15 | 3.33 | Italy | March and May, 2020 | Patterson et al., 2020 | |
| RT‐qPCR | 12 | 0 | 0.00 | Spain | April–May, 2020 | Ruiz‐Arrondo et al., 2020 | |
| RT‐qPCR (Viral isolation and Neutralization test) | 59 | 1 | 1.69 | US | June–July, 2020 | Hamer et al., 2020 | |
| ELISA (Neutralization test) | 96 | 0.00 | US | None specified | Kim et al., 2020 |