We tested 50 cats from coronavirus disease households or close contacts in Hong Kong, China, for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 RNA in respiratory and fecal samples. We found 6 cases of apparent human-to-feline transmission involving healthy cats. Virus genomes sequenced from 1 cat and its owner were identical.
Keywords: COVID-19; China; Hong Kong; SARS-CoV-2; close contacts; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; domestic cats; households; pandemic; quarantine; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.