We report a case of natural infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 transmitted from an owner to a pet ferret in the same household in Slovenia. The ferret had onset of gastroenteritis with severe dehydration. Whole-genome sequencing of the viruses isolated from the owner and ferret revealed a 2-nt difference.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; anthropozoonosis; coronavirus disease; natural infection; pet ferret; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.