Natural SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Kept Ferrets, Spain
oleh: Christian Gortázar, Sandra Barroso-Arévalo, Elisa Ferreras-Colino, Julio Isla, Gabriela de la Fuente, Belén Rivera, Lucas Domínguez, José de la Fuente, José M. Sánchez-Vizcaíno
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| Diterbitkan: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-07-01 |
Deskripsi
We found severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 RNA in 6 (8.4%) of 71 ferrets in central Spain and isolated and sequenced virus from 1 oral and 1 rectal swab specimen. Natural infection occurs in kept ferrets when virus circulation among humans is high. However, small ferret collections probably cannot maintain virus circulation.