| Literature DB >> 34152974 |
Christian Gortázar, Sandra Barroso-Arévalo, Elisa Ferreras-Colino, Julio Isla, Gabriela de la Fuente, Belén Rivera, Lucas Domínguez, José de la Fuente, José M Sánchez-Vizcaíno.
Abstract
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.Entities:
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Spain; coronavirus disease; ferrets; mustela putorius furo; natural infection; pets; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; work animals; zoonoses
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Year: 2021 PMID: 34152974 DOI: 10.3201/eid2707.210096
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Emerg Infect Dis ISSN: 1080-6040 Impact factor: 6.883