Susceptibility of rabbits to SARS-CoV-2
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2021
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Mykytyn, Anna Z
Lamers, Mart M
Okba, Nisreen M A
Breugem, Tim I
Schipper, Debby
van den Doel, Petra B
van Run, Peter
van Amerongen, Geert
de Waal, Leon
Koopmans, Marion P G
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Abstract
Transmission of severe acute respiratory coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) between livestock and humans is a potential public health concern. We demonstrate the susceptibility of rabbits to SARS-CoV-2, which excrete infectious virus from the nose and throat upon experimental inoculation. Therefore, investigations on the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in farmed rabbits should be considered.
Keywords
COVID-19, Rabbit, SARS-CoV-2, coronavirus, susceptibility, transmission, Parasitology, Epidemiology, Microbiology, Immunology, Drug Discovery, Virology, Infectious Diseases, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
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Mykytyn, A Z, Lamers, M M, Okba, N M A, Breugem, T I, Schipper, D, van den Doel, P B, van Run, P, van Amerongen, G, de Waal, L, Koopmans, M P G, Stittelaar, K J, van den Brand, J M A & Haagmans, B L 2021, 'Susceptibility of rabbits to SARS-CoV-2', Emerging Microbes and Infections, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2020.1868951