Category: Animals
France: B.1.160 outbreak may have begun in mink
“based on genomic, geographical and temporal coincidences, that the source of the Marseille-4 (B.1.160) epidemic was the mink”. More...
Preprint: Highly divergent lineage of SARS-CoV-2 in deer with potential deer-to-human transmission
We identified a new and highly divergent lineage of SARS-CoV-2. More...
Preprint: Omicron BA.1 infection in mink leads to symptomatic disease with lung pathology and transmission
Experimental infection of American mink with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant BA.1 show that minks remain virus RNA positive for days, develop clinical signs and histopathological changes, and transmit the virus to uninfected recipient. More...
Hong Kong: Hamster-to-human reverse zoonosis involving Delta AY.127 and B.1.258 *1 UPDATE*
An interspecies spill-over in Hong Kong has triggered Covid transmission chains involving 58 patients epidemiologically linked to three pet shops. More...
USA: 5 gorillas test positive for SARS-CoV-2 in Dallas
Five gorillas at the Dallas Zoo have tested positive for COVID-19, the zoo said Tuesday. More...
USA: Omicron in white-tailed deer on Staten Island, New York *1 UPDATE*
White-tailed deer on Staten Island have become the first wild animals with documented Omicron infections. More...
Sheep infected with SARS-CoV-2
Our results showed that sheep-derived kidney cells support SARS-CoV-2 replication. More...
Research: Red foxes infected with SARS-CoV-2
Here, we demonstrate that following experimental inoculation with SARS-CoV-2, red fox (Vulpes vulpes) become infected and can shed virus in oral and respiratory secretions. More...
Omicron specific booster no better than standard Moderna booster when tested on macaque monkeys
“Omicron boost may not provide greater immunity or protection compared to a boost with the current mRNA-1273 vaccine”
A study in monkeys showed an omicron-specific booster was not significantly different from Moderna’s conventional booster. More...
Hong Kong: Transmission of Sars-CoV-2 Delta strain from hamsters to humans and onward human propagation of the adapted strain
Two separate transmission events from Syrian hamsters to humans are documented, one leading to onward household spread. More...