Publications

peridomestic mammal susceptibility to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection.	wild animals have been implicated as the origin of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2), but it is largely unknown how the virus affects most wildlife species and if wildlife could ultimately serve as a reservoir for maintaining the virus outside the human population. we show that several common peridomestic species, including deer mice, bushy-tailed woodrats, and striped skunks, are susceptible to infection and can shed the virus in respiratory secretions. in contrast, w ...	2021	34286685
experimental susceptibility of north american raccoons (procyon lotor) and striped skunks (mephitis mephitis) to sars-cov-2.	recent spillback events of sars-cov-2 from humans to animals has raised concerns about it becoming endemic in wildlife. a sylvatic cycle of sars-cov-2 could present multiple opportunities for repeated spillback into human populations and other susceptible wildlife. based on their taxonomy and natural history, two native north american wildlife species -the striped skunk (mephitis mephitis) and the raccoon (procyon lotor) -represent a high likelihood of susceptibility and ecological opportunity o ...	2022	35097038