Abstract:   A veterinarian in Thailand was diagnosed with COVID-19 after being sneezed on by an infected cat owned by an infected patient. Genetic study supported the hypothesis of SARS-CoV-2 transmission from the owner to the cat, and then from the cat to the veterinarian.

Sila, T., Sunghan, J., Laochareonsuk, W., Surasombatpattana, S., Kongkamol, C., Ingviya, T….Chusri, S. (2022). Suspected Cat-to-Human Transmission of SARS-CoV-2, Thailand, July–September 2021. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 28(7):  1485-1488. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2807.212605.

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/7/21-2605_article