| sars-cov-2 in fruit bats, ferrets, pigs, and chickens: an experimental transmission study. | in december, 2019, a novel zoonotic severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus emerged in china. the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) became pandemic within weeks and the number of human infections and severe cases is increasing. we aimed to investigate the susceptibilty of potential animal hosts and the risk of anthropozoonotic spill-over infections. | 2020 | 32838346 |
| host barriers to sars-cov-2 demonstrated by ferrets in a high-exposure domestic setting. | ferrets (mustela putorius furo) are mustelids of special relevance to laboratory studies of respiratory viruses and have been shown to be susceptible to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) infection and onward transmission. here, we report the results of a natural experiment where 29 ferrets in one home had prolonged, direct contact and constant environmental exposure to two humans with symptomatic disease, one of whom was confirmed positive for sars-cov-2. we observed n ... | 2021 | 33858941 |
| sars-cov-2 seroprevalence in household domestic ferrets (mustela putorius furo). | animal infections with sars-cov-2 have been reported in different countries and several animal species have been proven to be susceptible to infection with sars-cov-2 both naturally and by experimental infection. moreover, infections under natural conditions in more than 20 mink farms have been reported where humans could have been the source of infection for minks. however, little information is available about the susceptibility of pet animals under natural conditions and currently there is no ... | 2021 | 33801548 |