Electrical engineering

Internal medicine

Disease

Cattle Diseases

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Veterinary medicine

Infectious disease (medical specialty)

Biology

Outbreak

Engineering

Antibody

Virology

Immunology

Betacoronavirus

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

Medicine

Transmission (telecommunications)

Emerging infectious diseases

Human infection with SARS-CoV-2 poses a risk for transmission to animals. To characterize the risk for cattle, we serologically investigated 1,000 samples collected from cattle in Germany in late 2021. Eleven antibody-positive samples indicated that cattle may be occasionally infected by contact with SARS-CoV-2-positive keepers, but we found no indication of further spread.

Antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 Suggestive of Single Events of Spillover to Cattle, Germany