id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-350352-wgppovfx Temmam, Sarah Absence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in cats and dogs in close contact with a cluster of COVID-19 patients in a veterinary campus 2020-08-29 .txt text/plain 2470 125 54 In this cross-sectional study, we tested the antibody response in a cluster of 21 domestic pets (9 cats and 12 dogs) living in close contact with their owners (belonging to a veterinary community of 20 students) in which two students tested positive for COVID-19 and several others (n = 11/18) consecutively showed clinical signs (fever, cough, anosmia, etc.) compatible with COVID-19 infection. We investigated the presence of SARS-CoV-2 infection of domestic cats (n = 9) and dogs (n = 12) living in close contact with a cluster of French veterinary students, their owners (n = 18), whose median age was 23 years (21-28 years). Although based on a small cluster of 21 domestic pets, our cross-sectional study based on the antibody response one month after exposure to the index case points to J o u r n a l P r e -p r o o f Journal Pre-proof undetectable interspecific transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus between COVID-19 patients and domestic dogs or cats under natural exposure conditions. ./cache/cord-350352-wgppovfx.txt ./txt/cord-350352-wgppovfx.txt