Isabella Thomaz da Silva¹, Eliane de O Ferreira² and Bruno de A Penna¹*

¹Laboratório de Cocos Gram Positivos, Instituto Biomédico, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brazil
²Laboratório de Biologia de Anaeróbios, Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo Goes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

*Corresponding Author: Bruno de A Penna, Laboratório de Cocos Gram Positivos, Instituto Biomédico, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brazil.

Received: August 16, 2021; Published: August 26, 2021

  Based upon genomic sequence analysis [1] and other coronaviruses (including SARS-CoV and MERS-Cov), SARS-CoV-2 originates from bats, but further studies are still needed to confirm whether it is or not transmitted directly or through an intermediate host. Other animals, such as ferrets and pangolins, are susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 and may be potential intermediate hosts, but there may be several intermediate hosts [2].

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Citation

Citation: Bruno de A Penna., et al. “Render Unto Pets the Things that are Pet’s: More a COVID-19 Victim than a Zoonotic Villain". Acta Scientific Veterinary Sciences 3.9 (2021): 80-81.

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