SARS-CoV-2 and Arthropods: A Review

The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) that led to the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic exemplifies how a lack of understanding and preparedness for emerging viruses can result in consequences on a global scale. Statements that SARS-CoV-2 could not be transmitte...

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Autores principales: Higgs, Stephen, Huang, Yan-Jang S., Hettenbach, Susan M., Vanlandingham, Dana L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Perspective
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9144246/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35632727
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v14050985
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description The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) that led to the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic exemplifies how a lack of understanding and preparedness for emerging viruses can result in consequences on a global scale. Statements that SARS-CoV-2 could not be transmitted by arthropod vectors were made without experimental support. Here we review laboratory-based research, field studies, and environmental studies to evaluate the potential for the virus to be transmitted either biologically or mechanically by arthropods. Based on these data, we conclude that transmission by arthropods is highly unlikely to play a significant epidemiological role in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2.
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spelling pubmed-91442462022-05-29 SARS-CoV-2 and Arthropods: A Review Higgs, Stephen Huang, Yan-Jang S. Hettenbach, Susan M. Vanlandingham, Dana L. Viruses Perspective The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) that led to the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic exemplifies how a lack of understanding and preparedness for emerging viruses can result in consequences on a global scale. Statements that SARS-CoV-2 could not be transmitted by arthropod vectors were made without experimental support. Here we review laboratory-based research, field studies, and environmental studies to evaluate the potential for the virus to be transmitted either biologically or mechanically by arthropods. Based on these data, we conclude that transmission by arthropods is highly unlikely to play a significant epidemiological role in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2. MDPI 2022-05-07 /pmc/articles/PMC9144246/ /pubmed/35632727 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v14050985 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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