| susceptibility of white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) to sars-cov-2. | the origin of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2), the virus causing the global coronavirus disease 19 (covid-19) pandemic, remains a mystery. current evidence suggests a likely spillover into humans from an animal reservoir. understanding the host range and identifying animal species that are susceptible to sars-cov-2 infection may help to elucidate the origin of the virus and the mechanisms underlying cross-species transmission to humans. here we demonstrated that whit ... | 2021 | 33692203 |
| monitoring of sars-cov-2 infection in mustelids. | american mink and ferret are highly susceptible to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2), but no information is available for other mustelid species. sars-cov-2 spreads very efficiently within mink farms once introduced, by direct and indirect contact, high within-farm animal density increases the chance for transmission. between-farm spread is likely to occur once sars-cov-2 is introduced, short distance between sars-cov-2 positive farms is a risk factor. as of 29 january ... | 2021 | 33717355 |
| sars-cov-2 in animals: potential for unknown reservoir hosts and public health implications. | severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2, previously 2019-ncov) is suspected of having originated in 2019 in china from a coronavirus infected bat of the genus rhinolophus. following the initial emergence, possibly facilitated by a mammalian bridge host, sars-cov-2 is currently transmitted across the globe via efficient human-to-human transmission. results obtained from experimental studies indicate that animal species such as cats, ferrets, raccoon dogs, cynomolgus macaques, ... | 2021 | 33892621 |