Is COVID-19 the first pandemic that evolves into a panzootic?

Vet Ital. 2020 Apr 24;56(1):7-8. doi: 10.12834/VetIt.2246.12523.1.

Abstract

SARS-CoV-2 is a zoonotic virus that has achieved community spread among humans and become a pandemic. Transmission from humans to dogs, domestic cats, tigers, and lions has occurred. Pigs, cats, ferrets, and primates have been identified as good candidates for susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2. The potential implications indicate the need for One Health surveillance, intervention, and management strategies to mitigate the effects on animal populations and prevent a second preparedness failure during this health emergency.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • COVID-19
  • Coronavirus Infections* / epidemiology
  • Coronavirus Infections* / transmission
  • Disease Management
  • Disease Susceptibility
  • Humans
  • One Health / trends
  • Pandemics* / prevention & control
  • Pandemics* / statistics & numerical data
  • Pneumonia, Viral* / epidemiology
  • Pneumonia, Viral* / transmission
  • Population Surveillance
  • Zoonoses* / epidemiology
  • Zoonoses* / transmission