Natural SARS-CoV-2 infection of a therapy cat during a cluster outbreak in a retirement home. Natural SARS-CoV-2 infection of a therapy cat during a cluster outbreak in a retirement home

We report here about a therapy cat in a nursing home infected with SARS-CoV-2 during a cluster outbreak. In the course of the study it was shown that two contact cats remained SARS-CoV-2 negative. Whole genome sequencing revealed no further role of the infected cat for human infections on site.