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SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19, United States of America
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Information received on 02/06/2020 from Dr Mark Davidson, Associate Administrator, USDA-APHIS,
United States
Department of Agriculture, Washington, United States of America
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Summary
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Outbreak 1 |
Richmond County, Richmond, New York |
Date of start of the outbreak |
15/04/2020 |
Outbreak status |
Continuing (or date resolved not provided) |
Epidemiological unit |
Other |
Affected animals |
Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
Dogs |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Affected population |
Pet domestic German Shepherd dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) in a residential household |
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Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 1 |
Total animals affected |
Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
Dogs |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Outbreak statistics |
Species |
Apparent morbidity rate |
Apparent mortality rate |
Apparent case fatality rate |
Proportion susceptible animals lost* |
Dogs |
50.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
50.00% |
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*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter |
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Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection |
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Suspected human transmission
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Epidemiological comments |
2 Jun 2020 Update—A pet German Shepherd dog from a household with known COVID-19 affected inhabitants was sampled for respiratory illness. Clinical signs included severe lethargy, diagnosed as hemolytic anemia. The dog tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 at a private veterinary laboratory. SARS-CoV-2 was confirmed in this dog based upon molecular testing (PCR and sequencing) of samples both from the initial testing laboratory and follow up samples obtained directly.
Virus neutralizing antibody was detected in follow-up samples from the affected dog as well as a second pet German Shepherd dog in the household who showed no clinical signs of disease and tested negative by PCR. The first dog is progressively recovering. |
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Control measures
Measures applied |
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Quarantine
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Disinfection
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Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists)
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No treatment of affected animals
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Measures to be applied |
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Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type |
Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
National Veterinary Services Laboratories (National laboratory) |
Dogs |
gene sequencing |
01/06/2020 |
Positive |
National Veterinary Services Laboratories (National laboratory) |
Dogs |
real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) |
21/05/2020 |
Positive |
National Veterinary Services Laboratories (National laboratory) |
Dogs |
virus neutralisation test (VNT) |
01/06/2020 |
Positive |
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Future Reporting
The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted. |
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Map of outbreak locations
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