SARS-CoV-2 does not infect pigs, but this has to be verified regularly.

ABSTRACT: For successful xenotransplantation, freedom of the xenocraft donor from certain viral infections that may harm the organ recipient is important. A novel human coronavirus (CoV) with a respiratory tropism, designated as SARS-CoV-2, was first identified in January 2020 in China, but likely has been circulating unnoticed for some time before. Since then, this virus has reached most inhabited areas, resulting in a major global pandemic which is still ongoing. Due to a high number of subclinical infections, re-infections, geographic differences in diagnostic tests used, and differences in result reporting programs, the percentage of the population infected with SARS-CoV-2 at least once has been challenging to estimate. With continuous ongoing infections in people and an overall high viral load,

SUBMITTER: Opriessnig T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9538518 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature