Natural SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Kept Ferrets, Spain

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 pro...

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Autores principales: Gortázar, Christian, Barroso-Arévalo, Sandra, Ferreras-Colino, Elisa, Isla, Julio, de la Fuente, Gabriela, Rivera, Belén, Domínguez, Lucas, de la Fuente, José, Sánchez-Vizcaíno, José M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8237878/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34152974
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2707.210096
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Sumario: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.

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