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Document Date: Mar/03/2021

Companion Animal Rapid Qualitative Risk Assessment Summary SARS-CoV-2 Iteration 3

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The primary route for exposure of humans to SARS-CoV-2 is via other humans. It is unlikely that companion animals play a major role in the spread of this human disease. However, there is currently a lot of uncertainty related to infection in animals other than humans.