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Page 1: What’s the difference between Feline Coronavirus & SARS ...

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What’s the difference between Feline Coronavirus & SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19)?

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Only 63% similar

mostly limited to just

1/4 of the genome

What’s the difference between Feline Coronavirus & SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19)?

FeCoV

Nature. 2020; 579 (7798): 270–273.

Diagnostic tests are unlikely to cross-react

SARS-CoV2 can’t infect cats