Animal Coronaviruses and SARS-COV-2 in Animals, What Do We Actually Know?
Paolo Bonilauri, Gianluca Rugna
Abstract
Coronaviruses (CoVs) are a well-known group of viruses in veterinary medicine. We currently know four genera of Coronavirus, alfa, beta, gamma, and delta. Wild, farmed, and pet animals are infected with CoVs belonging to all four genera. Seven human respiratory coronaviruses have still been identified, four of which cause upper-respiratory-tract diseases, specifically, the common cold, and the last three that have emerged cause severe acute respiratory syndromes, SARS-CoV-1, MERS-CoV, and SARS-CoV-2. In this review we briefly describe animal coronaviruses and what we actually know about SARS-CoV-2 infection in farm and domestic animals.
Topics & Concepts
CoronavirusSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)BiologyVirology2019-20 coronavirus outbreakBetacoronavirusCommon coldRespiratory tractRespiratory tract infectionsCoronaviridaeCoronavirus InfectionsRespiratory systemImmunologyMedicineOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)PathologyDiseaseAnatomySARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchAnimal Virus Infections StudiesViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology