Susceptibility of Raccoon Dogs for Experimental SARS-CoV-2 Infection.

ABSTRACT: Raccoon dogs might have been intermediate hosts for severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus in 2002-2004. We demonstrated susceptibility of raccoon dogs to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection and transmission to in-contact animals. Infected animals had no signs of illness. Virus replication and tissue lesions occurred in the nasal conchae.

SUBMITTER: Freuling CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7706974 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature