Infectious potential and circulation of SARS-CoV-2 in wild rats
Kevyn Beissat, Virginie Lattard, Evelyne Picard Meyer, Ambre Fafournoux, Sionfoungo Daouda Soro, Alexandre Servat, Françoise Vincent-Hubert, Franck Boué, Nolan Chatron, Élodie Monchâtre-Leroy, Marine Wasniewski
This study investigates SARS-CoV-2 infection in urban rats, finding no evidence of viral RNA or antibodies in wild rats and limited viral replication in inoculated rats.
PLoS ONE · May 12, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology