We detected severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in an otherwise healthy poodle living with 4 family members who had coronavirus disease. We observed antibodies in serum samples taken from the dog, indicating seroconversion. Full-length genome sequencing showed that the canine and human viruses were identical, suggesting human-to-animal transmission.
Keywords: 2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; Italy; SARS-CoV-2; SARS-CoV-2 transmission; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; dogs; humans; next-generation sequencing; phylogeny; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.