COVID-19 (SARS-COV-2),
Hong Kong (SAR - PRC)

Information received on 08/01/2021 from Dr Thomas Sit, Chief Veterinary Officer / Assistant Director (Inspection & Quarantine), Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Hong Kong , Hong Kong (SAR - PRC)

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	23/11/2020
Date of confirmation of the event	25/11/2020
Report date	27/11/2020
Date submitted to OIE	08/01/2021
Reason for notification	Emerging disease
Morbidity	1 (scale 0 to 5)
Mortality	0 (scale 0 to 5)
Zoonotic impact	Zoonotic potential unknown at this time
Causal agent	SARS-CoV-2
Related reports	Immediate notification (27/11/2020) Follow-up report No. 1 (04/12/2020) Follow-up report No. 2 (11/12/2020) Follow-up report No. 3 (18/12/2020) Follow-up report No. 4 (29/12/2020) Follow-up report No. 5 (08/01/2021) Follow-up report No. 6 (14/01/2021)

Outbreaks

There are no new outbreaks in this report

Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection

Likely human to animal transmission

Epidemiological comments

The dog was placed under quarantine on 23 November 2020 after exposure to the contact of a human case. Following veterinary examination nasal, oral and rectal swab samples were taken after the dog’s admission to the quarantine facility. The dog has not exhibited any specific clinical signs. Risk management measures are in place for this case, including cleansing and disinfection of the premises, and proper personal hygiene and protection. Mammalian pets from household with confirmed human cases will be collected for testing of SARS-CoV-2 as appropriate.

Control measures

Measures applied	Screening Traceability Quarantine Disinfection Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists) No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type	Species	Test	Test date	Result
Tai Lung Veterinary Laboratory, Agriculture Fisheries and Conservation Department (National laboratory)	Dogs	real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR)	23/11/2020	Positive
School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong (Regional Reference Laboratory)	Dogs	real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR)	25/11/2020	Positive

Future Reporting

The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.