SARS-CoV-2 exposure in Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) from New York City
Y. Wang, J. Lenoch, D. Kohler, T. DeLiberto, C. Tang, T. Li, Y. Tao, M. Guan, S. Compton, C. J. Zeiss, J. Hang, X.-F. Wan
The paper tests SARS-CoV-2 exposure in NYC rats, finding 16.5% seropositive and partial genomes in some, and shows rat susceptibility to Alpha, Delta, and Omicron variants.
bioRxiv · Nov 18, 2022Microbiology