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Experimental infection of elk (Cervus canadensis) and mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) with SARS-CoV-2

Porter, S. M.; Hartwig, A. E.; Bielefeldt-Ohmann, H.; Root, J.; Bosco-Lauth, A.

2023-07-26 microbiology
10.1101/2023.07.25.550568 bioRxiv
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Elk (Cervus canadensis) and mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) were experimentally evaluated for susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2. Elk did not shed infectious virus but produced low-level serological responses. Mule deer shed and transmitted virus in addition to mounting pronounced serological responses; they could therefore play a role in the epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2. Article Summary LineExperimental infection of elk (Cervus canadensis) and mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) with SARS-CoV-2 revealed that while elk are minimally susceptible to infection, mule deer become infected, shed infectious virus, and can infect naive contacts.

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