Natural SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Kept Ferrets, Spain
Investigation article published in Emerging Infectious Diseases
July 1st, 2021
We found severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 RNA in 6 (8.4%) of 71 ferrets in central Spain and isolated and sequenced virus from 1 oral and 1 rectal swab specimen. Natural infection occurs in kept ferrets when virus circulation among humans is high. However, small ferret collections probably cannot maintain virus circulation
Gortazar C., Barroso-Arevalo S., Ferreras-Colino E., Isla J., de la Fuente G., Rivera B., Dominguez L., de la Fuente J. and Sanchez-Vizcaino JM..
 | Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC). Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC). Universidad de Castilla La Mancha (UCLM). Gobierno de Castilla-La Mancha (JCCM). |
 | Servicio de Inmunología Viral y Medicina Preventiva (SUAT). Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET). Universidad Complutense (UCM). |
 | Sabiotec. |
 | Oklahoma State University (OSU). |
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