Susceptibility of Ferret and Cat to Porcine Deltacoronavirus: Evidence of Infection in Ferrets But Not Cats.

ABSTRACT: Coronaviruses (CoVs) cause gastrointestinal and respiratory disorders and have a wide host range. Porcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV) is an enteropathogenic CoV and a member of the Deltacoronavirus (δ-CoV) genus and was discovered in 2012. With a high fatality rate, PDCoV is primarily responsible for severe diarrhea in pigs, especially in newborn piglets, and has been reported worldwide since the first outbreak in 2014. PDCoV is confirmed as a zoonotic virus, and one of the few CoVs currently known to infect both birds and mammals, including humans. Infection studies have demonstrated the susceptibility of mice and calves to PDCoV, but little is known about its transmission in other mammals. Before it was reported in pigs, deltacoronavruses had been reported in ferret badgers and Asian

SUBMITTER: Meng S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12173537 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature