Transmission and protection against re-infection in the ferret model with the SARS-CoV-2 USA-WA1/2020 reference isolate
D. R. Patel, C. J. Field, K. M. Septer, D. G. SIm, M. J. Jones, T. A. Heinly, E. A. McGraw, T. C. Sutton
This study evaluates transmission modes and immunity duration against SARS-CoV-2 in ferrets, finding direct contact transmission is efficient and immunity lasts at least 56 days, but intramuscular vaccination does not prevent upper respiratory tract infection.
bioRxiv · Nov 20, 2020Microbiology