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Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2021 Dec;27(12):3171-3173.
doi: 10.3201/eid2712.211234.
SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 Variant Infection in Malayan Tigers, Virginia, USA
Patrick K Mitchell, Mathias Martins, Tara Reilly, Leonardo C Caserta, Renee R Anderson, Brittany D Cronk, Julia Murphy, Erin L Goodrich, Diego G Diel
Abstract
We report infection of 3 Malayan tigers with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) B.1.1.7 (Alpha) variant at a zoologic park in Virginia, USA. All tigers exhibited respiratory signs consistent with SARS-CoV-2 infection. These findings show that tigers are susceptible to infection with the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 variant.
Keywords: COVID-19; One Health; SARS; SARS-CoV-2; United States; Virginia; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; tigers; viruses; zoonoses.
. 2021 Dec;27(12):3171-3173.
doi: 10.3201/eid2712.211234.
SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 Variant Infection in Malayan Tigers, Virginia, USA
Patrick K Mitchell, Mathias Martins, Tara Reilly, Leonardo C Caserta, Renee R Anderson, Brittany D Cronk, Julia Murphy, Erin L Goodrich, Diego G Diel
- PMID: 34808082
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2712.211234
Abstract
We report infection of 3 Malayan tigers with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) B.1.1.7 (Alpha) variant at a zoologic park in Virginia, USA. All tigers exhibited respiratory signs consistent with SARS-CoV-2 infection. These findings show that tigers are susceptible to infection with the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 variant.
Keywords: COVID-19; One Health; SARS; SARS-CoV-2; United States; Virginia; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; tigers; viruses; zoonoses.