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Editor, Senior Moderator
Vet Sci
. 2022 Jan 27;9(2):49.
doi: 10.3390/vetsci9020049.
First Evidence of Natural SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Domestic Rabbits
Matthieu Fritz[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Daphné de Riols de Fonclare[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Déborah Garcia[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Stéphanie Beurlet[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Pierre Becquart[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Serge G Rosolen[SUP] 3 4 [/SUP], Alexandra Briend-Marchal[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Eric M Leroy[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
We tested 144 pet rabbits sampled in France between November 2020 and June 2021 for antibodies to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) by microsphere immunoassay. We reported the first evidence of a natural SARS-CoV-2 infection in rabbits with a low observed seroprevalence between 0.7% and 1.4%.
Keywords: COVID-19; France; Luminex; SARS-CoV-2; microsphere immunoassay; one health; pet rabbit; rabbits; serology.
. 2022 Jan 27;9(2):49.
doi: 10.3390/vetsci9020049.
First Evidence of Natural SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Domestic Rabbits
Matthieu Fritz[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Daphné de Riols de Fonclare[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Déborah Garcia[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Stéphanie Beurlet[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Pierre Becquart[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Serge G Rosolen[SUP] 3 4 [/SUP], Alexandra Briend-Marchal[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Eric M Leroy[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35202302
- DOI: 10.3390/vetsci9020049
Abstract
We tested 144 pet rabbits sampled in France between November 2020 and June 2021 for antibodies to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) by microsphere immunoassay. We reported the first evidence of a natural SARS-CoV-2 infection in rabbits with a low observed seroprevalence between 0.7% and 1.4%.
Keywords: COVID-19; France; Luminex; SARS-CoV-2; microsphere immunoassay; one health; pet rabbit; rabbits; serology.
