Screening of wild deer populations for exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in the United Kingdom, 2020-2021.
Transbound Emerg Dis
; 69(5): e3244-e3249, 2022 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1765049
ABSTRACT
Following findings in Northern America of SARS-CoV-2 infections in white-tailed deer, there is concern of similar infections in European deer and their potential as reservoirs of SARS-CoV-2 including opportunities for the emergence of new variants. UK deer sera were collected in 2020-2021 from 6 species and a hybrid with 1748 tested using anti-spike and anti-nucleocapsid serology assays. No samples were positive on both assays nor by surrogate neutralization testing. There is no evidence that spill-over infections of SARS-CoV-2 occurred from the human population to UK deer or that SARS-CoV-2 has been circulating in UK deer (over the study period). Although it cannot be ruled out, study results indicate that spill-over infections followed by circulation of SARS-CoV-2 to the most common European deer species is small.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Deer
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
Topics:
Variants
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Transbound Emerg Dis
Journal subject:
Veterinary Medicine
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Tbed.14534
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