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Natural SARS-CoV-2 infection in kept ferrets, Spain
C. Gortazar, S. Barroso-Arevalo, E. Ferreras, J. Isla, G. de la Fuente, B. Rivera, L. Dominguez, J. de la Fuente, J. M. Vizcaino
Abstract
We found SARS-CoV-2 RNA in 6 of 71 ferrets (8.4%) and isolated the virus from one rectal swab. Natural SARS-CoV-2 infection does occur in kept ferrets, at least under circumstances of high viral circulation in the human population. However, small ferret collections are probably unable to maintain prolonged virus circulation.
- organism: non-human primate
- research focus: host-pathogen & immune response
- approach: experimental assay
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