Review on Novel Coronavirus or Sars-Cov2 Covid-19 on Animals
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.47363/JLSRR/2025(3)134Keywords:
Coronaviruses, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV), Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV)Abstract
Coronaviruses (CoVs) belong to Nidovirales order, Coronaviridae family, Coronavirinae subfamily. CoVs contain the largest RNA genome, ranging from 25 to 33 kilobases in length. Based on the phylogenetic analysis, CoVs are classifi ed into four genera, alpha, beta, gamma, and delta CoVs. CoVs of each genus Only the alpha- and betacoronavirus genera are found in diverse animal species including horses, cows, pigs, dogs, cats, birds, and ferrets and cause respiratory, enteric, hepatitic, renal, neurological, and other diseases. COVID-19 is caused by a coronavirus. There are many other types of coronaviruses that can infect animals. Some of these may cause animals to become sick. They are different to the COVID-19 virus. Natural SARS-CoV-2 infections associated with zoonotic transmission have been identified in pets such as cats and dogs, farmed wildlife such as minks and ferrets, zoo animals such as tigers and lions, and free-ranging wildlife such as white-tailed deer
Preliminary finding from studies suggest that poultry and pigs are not susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 or Covid-19 infection. There is currently no specific treatment against COVID-19 infection. The first COVID-19 vaccine for animals (Carnivac-Cov) developed by Russia have been shown to elicit robust responses in animals vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2 infection such as dogs, cats, foxes, and minks. This paper provides a brief historical overview of novel coronavirus (COVID19) morphology, transmission, clinical signs, diagnosis, treatment and prevention and control.
