Author: Bosco-Lauth, Angela M.; Root, J. Jeffrey; Porter, Stephanie M.; Walker, Audrey E.; Guilbert, Lauren; Hawvermale, Daphne; Pepper, Aimee; Maison, Rachel M.; Hartwig, Airn E.; Gordy, Paul; Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle; Bowen, Richard A.
Title: Survey of peridomestic mammal susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection Cord-id: thmbciel Document date: 2021_1_21
ID: thmbciel
Snippet: Wild animals have been implicated as the origin of 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. Here 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, we demonstrate that cottontail rabbits, fox sq
Document: Wild animals have been implicated as the origin of 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. Here 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, we demonstrate that cottontail rabbits, fox squirrels, Wyoming ground squirrels, black-tailed prairie dogs, house mice, and racoons are not susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection. Our work expands upon the existing knowledge base of susceptible species and provides evidence that human-wildlife interactions could result in continued transmission of SARS-CoV-2.
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