Surveillance of Rodent Pests for SARS-CoV-2 and Other Coronaviruses, Hong Kong

Surveillance of Rodent Pests for SARS-CoV-2 and Other Coronaviruses, Hong Kong

We report surveillance conducted in 217 pestiferous rodents in Hong Kong for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). We did not detect SARS-CoV-2 RNA but identified 1 seropositive rodent, suggesting exposure to a virus antigenically similar to SARS-CoV-2. Potential exposure of...

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Main Authors: Elliott F. Miot, Brian M. Worthington, Kar Hon Ng, Lucy de Guilhem de Lataillade, Mac P. Pierce, Yunshi Liao, Ronald Ko, Marcus H. Shum, William Y. Cheung, Edward C. Holmes, Kathy S. Leung, Huachen Zhu, Leo L. Poon, Malik J. Peiris, Yi Guan, Gabriel M. Leung, Joseph T. Wu, Tommy T. Lam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
coronavirus disease
rodents
serosurveillance
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/2/21-1586_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/2/21-1586_article

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