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Editor, Senior Moderator
Microorganisms
. 2022 Mar 30;10(4):748.
doi: 10.3390/microorganisms10040748.
Serological Evidence That SARS-CoV-2 Has Not Emerged in Deer in Germany or Austria during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Andres Moreira-Soto[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Christian Walzer[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP], Gábor Á Czirják[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Martin H Richter[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Stephen F Marino[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Annika Posautz[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Pau De Yebra Rodo[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Gayle K McEwen[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Jan Felix Drexler[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Alex D Greenwood[SUP] 4 6 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Spillover of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) to North American white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) has been documented. However, it is unclear if this is a phenomenon specific to North American deer or is a broader problem. We evaluated pre and pandemic exposure of German and Austrian deer species using a SARS-CoV-2 pseudoneutralization assay. In stark contrast to North American white-tailed deer, we found no evidence of SARS-CoV-2 exposure.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; fallow deer; hunting; red deer; roe deer.
. 2022 Mar 30;10(4):748.
doi: 10.3390/microorganisms10040748.
Serological Evidence That SARS-CoV-2 Has Not Emerged in Deer in Germany or Austria during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Andres Moreira-Soto[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Christian Walzer[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP], Gábor Á Czirják[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Martin H Richter[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Stephen F Marino[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Annika Posautz[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Pau De Yebra Rodo[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Gayle K McEwen[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Jan Felix Drexler[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Alex D Greenwood[SUP] 4 6 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35456800
- PMCID: PMC9031146
- DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10040748
Abstract
Spillover of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) to North American white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) has been documented. However, it is unclear if this is a phenomenon specific to North American deer or is a broader problem. We evaluated pre and pandemic exposure of German and Austrian deer species using a SARS-CoV-2 pseudoneutralization assay. In stark contrast to North American white-tailed deer, we found no evidence of SARS-CoV-2 exposure.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; fallow deer; hunting; red deer; roe deer.