Surveillance of Rodent Pests for SARS-CoV-2 and Other Coronaviruses, Hong Kong.

Miot, Elliott F; Worthington, Brian M; Ng, Kar Hon; de Lataillade, Lucy de Guilhem; Pierce, Mac P; Liao, Yunshi; Ko, Ronald; Shum, Marcus H; Cheung, William Y; Holmes, Edward C; Leung, Kathy S; Zhu, Huachen; Poon, Leo L; Peiris, Malik J; Guan, Yi; Leung, Gabriel M; Wu, Joseph T; Lam, Tommy T

Miot, Elliott F; Worthington, Brian M; Ng, Kar Hon; de Lataillade, Lucy de Guilhem; Pierce, Mac P; Liao, Yunshi; Ko, Ronald; Shum, Marcus H; Cheung, William Y; Holmes, Edward C; Leung, Kathy S; Zhu, Huachen; Poon, Leo L; Peiris, Malik J; Guan, Yi; Leung, Gabriel M; Wu, Joseph T; Lam, Tommy T.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 28(2): 467-470, 2022 02.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1736706

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

We report surveillance conducted in 217 pestiferous rodents in Hong Kong for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). We did not detect SARS-CoV-2 RNA but identified 1 seropositive rodent, suggesting exposure to a virus antigenically similar to SARS-CoV-2. Potential exposure of urban rodents to SARS-CoV-2 cannot be ruled out.

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COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Animals; Hong Kong/epidemiology; Humans; RNA, Viral/genetics; Rodentia

Keywords

COVID-19; China; Hong Kong; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus disease; respiratory infections; rodents; serosurveillance; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; urban public health; viruses; zoonoses

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study Limits: Animals / Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Emerg Infect Dis Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2022 Document Type: Article

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