Dogs and Cats Are Less Susceptible to the Omicron Variant of Concern of SARS-CoV-2: A Field Study in Germany, 2021/2022

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Periods at which samples were taken in the present study and shares of variants of concern (VOCs) detected in human samples in Germany (data retrieved from https://www.rki.de/DE/Content/InfAZ/N/Neuartiges_Coronavirus/Daten/VOC_VOI_Tabelle.html). The sampling period in COVID-19 households is indicated in red, and the two time frames at which randomly selected cats were sampled are marked by black bars.