Molecular Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 Virus in Dogs and Cats from Grenada
Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Sample Collection
2.2. RNA Isolation and PCR Amplification
2.3. Conventional PCR/Sequencing
2.4. Data Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Animal Status | |||
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Species | Negative | Positive | Total |
Cat | 17 (77%) | 5 (23%) | 22 |
Dog | 122 (88%) | 17 (12%) | 139 |
Total | 139 | 22 | 161 |
96 Households (HH) | COVID Positive Cats | COVID Positive Dogs | COVID Negative Cats | COVID Negative Dogs | Total Number of COVID Positive Animals | Total Number of Animals both Positive and Negative |
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17 HH with COVID-19-positive humans | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 |
79 HH with COVID-19-negative humans | 0 | 0 | 17 | 122 | 0 | 139 |
5 Total positive cats | 17 total positive dogs | 17 total negative Cats | 122 total negative dogs | 22 | 161 |
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Matthew-Belmar, V.; Noel, T.; Sharma, B.; Yearwood, K.; Fields, P.; Sylvester, W.; Noel, N.; Chitan, E.; Cudjoe, N.; Alexander, V.; et al. Molecular Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 Virus in Dogs and Cats from Grenada. Vet. Sci. 2025, 12, 455. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci12050455
Matthew-Belmar V, Noel T, Sharma B, Yearwood K, Fields P, Sylvester W, Noel N, Chitan E, Cudjoe N, Alexander V, et al. Molecular Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 Virus in Dogs and Cats from Grenada. Veterinary Sciences. 2025; 12(5):455. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci12050455
Chicago/Turabian StyleMatthew-Belmar, Vanessa, Trevor Noel, Bhumika Sharma, Katherine Yearwood, Paul Fields, Wayne Sylvester, Nandy Noel, Elsa Chitan, Nikita Cudjoe, Veronica Alexander, and et al. 2025. "Molecular Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 Virus in Dogs and Cats from Grenada" Veterinary Sciences 12, no. 5: 455. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci12050455
APA StyleMatthew-Belmar, V., Noel, T., Sharma, B., Yearwood, K., Fields, P., Sylvester, W., Noel, N., Chitan, E., Cudjoe, N., Alexander, V., Oura, C., Macpherson, C., & Alhassan, A. (2025). Molecular Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 Virus in Dogs and Cats from Grenada. Veterinary Sciences, 12(5), 455. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci12050455