Table 1.

Summary of SARS-CoV-2 clinical presentation, RT-qPCR results, viral load, and partial Sanger sequencing in human and cat patients.

Patient	Date collected	Sample type	Clinical signs	Days from the human onset of symptoms	RT-qPCR (Ct value)	Viral load (gen E copies/μl)	Variant (Spike gene sequencing)
Human	4/12/2021	NP swab	Yes	N/A	15	5.8 107	B1.1.7 (ALPHA)
Cat N 1	5/5/2021	OP/R swab	Mild lethargy, hyperthermia	25	20,8	5.26 105	N/A
		peritoneal effusion			ND	N/A	N/A
Cat N°2	5/10/2021	OP swab	Productive cough and chronic purulent rhinitis	30	ND	N/A	N/A
	6/5/2021	OP swab		56	ND	N/A	N/A
Cat N°3	5/10/2021	OP swab	Dry cough	30	19	2.27 106	B1.1.7 (ALPHA)
	6/5/2021	OP swab		56	ND	N/A	N/A
Cat N°4	5/10/2021	OP swab	No	30	ND	N/A	N/A
	6/5/2021	OP swab		56	ND	N/A	N/A

NP, nasopharyngeal; OP, oropharyngeal; R, rectal; Ct, cycle threshold; ND, non-detectable; N/A, not applicable.