High Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) at One of Three Captive Cervid Facilities in Texas

High Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) at One of Three Captive Cervid Facilities in Texas

ABSTRACT Free-ranging white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) across the United States are increasingly recognized for infection and transmission of SARS-CoV-2. Through a cross-sectional study of 80 deer at three captive cervid facilities in central and southern Texas, we provide evidence of 34 o...

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Main Authors: Christopher M. Roundy, Chase M. Nunez, Logan F. Thomas, Lisa D. Auckland, Wendy Tang, Jack J. Richison, Breanna R. Green, Clayton D. Hilton, Michael J. Cherry, Alex Pauvolid-Corrêa, Gabriel L. Hamer, Walter E. Cook, Sarah A. Hamer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2022-04-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
SARS-CoV-2
captive cervid
coronavirus
spillover
white-tailed deer
zoonosis
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.00576-22

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.00576-22

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