SARS-CoV-2 Transmission from Virus-Infected Dead Hamsters

ABSTRACT Although it has been 2.5 years since the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic began, the transmissibility of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from a dead infected body remains unclear, and in Japan, bereaved family members are often not allowed to view in...

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Main Authors: Kiyoko Iwatsuki-Horimoto, Hiroshi Ueki, Mutsumi Ito, Sayaka Nagasawa, Yuichiro Hirata, Kenichiro Hashizume, Kazuho Ushiwata, Hirotaro Iwase, Yohsuke Makino, Tetsuo Ushiku, Shinji Akitomi, Masaki Imai, Hisako Saitoh, Yoshihiro Kawaoka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-02-01
Series:mSphere
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/msphere.00411-22