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Infection and transmission of ancestral SARS-CoV-2 and its alpha variant in pregnant white-tailed deer.
Cool, Konner; Gaudreault, Natasha N; Morozov, Igor; Trujillo, Jessie D; Meekins, David A; McDowell, Chester; Carossino, Mariano; Bold, Dashzeveg; Mitzel, Dana; Kwon, Taeyong; Balaraman, Velmurugan; Madden, Daniel W; Artiaga, Bianca Libanori; Pogranichniy, Roman M; Roman-Sosa, Gleyder; Henningson, Jamie; Wilson, William C; Balasuriya, Udeni B R; García-Sastre, Adolfo; Richt, Juergen A.
  • Cool K; Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA.
  • Gaudreault NN; Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA.
  • Morozov I; Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA.
  • Trujillo JD; Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA.
  • Meekins DA; Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA.
  • McDowell C; Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA.
  • Carossino M; Louisiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory and Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
  • Bold D; Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA.
  • Mitzel D; United States Department of Agriculture, Foreign Arthropod-Borne Animal Disease Research Unit, National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, Manhattan, KS, USA.
  • Kwon T; Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA.
  • Balaraman V; Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA.
  • Madden DW; Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA.
  • Artiaga BL; Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA.
  • Pogranichniy RM; Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA.
  • Roman-Sosa G; Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA.
  • Henningson J; Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA.
  • Wilson WC; United States Department of Agriculture, Foreign Arthropod-Borne Animal Disease Research Unit, National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, Manhattan, KS, USA.
  • Balasuriya UBR; Louisiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory and Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
  • García-Sastre A; Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
  • Richt JA; Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
Emerg Microbes Infect ; 11(1): 95-112, 2022 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1541489
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ABSTRACTSARS-CoV-2 was first reported circulating in human populations in December 2019 and has since become a global pandemic. Recent history involving SARS-like coronavirus outbreaks have demonstrated the significant role of intermediate hosts in viral maintenance and transmission. Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 natural infection and experimental infections of a wide variety of animal species has been demonstrated, and in silico and in vitro studies have indicated that deer are susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection. White-tailed deer (WTD) are amongst the most abundant and geographically widespread wild ruminant species in the US. Recently, WTD fawns were shown to be susceptible to SARS-CoV-2. In the present study, we investigated the susceptibility and transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in adult WTD. In addition, we examined the competition of two SARS-CoV-2 isolates, representatives of the ancestral lineage A and the alpha variant of concern (VOC) B.1.1.7 through co-infection of WTD. Next-generation sequencing was used to determine the presence and transmission of each strain in the co-infected and contact sentinel animals. Our results demonstrate that adult WTD are highly susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection and can transmit the virus through direct contact as well as vertically from doe to fetus. Additionally, we determined that the alpha VOC B.1.1.7 isolate of SARS-CoV-2 outcompetes the ancestral lineage A isolate in WTD, as demonstrated by the genome of the virus shed from nasal and oral cavities from principal infected and contact animals, and from the genome of virus present in tissues of principal infected deer, fetuses and contact animals.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Deer / SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 / Animal Diseases Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Topics: Variants Limits: Animals / Pregnancy Language: English Journal: Emerg Microbes Infect Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: 22221751.2021.2012528

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Deer / SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 / Animal Diseases Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Topics: Variants Limits: Animals / Pregnancy Language: English Journal: Emerg Microbes Infect Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: 22221751.2021.2012528