SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak among Malayan Tigers and Humans, Tennessee, USA, 2020

SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak among Malayan Tigers and Humans, Tennessee, USA, 2020

We report an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 involving 3 Malayan tigers (Panthera tigris jacksoni) at a zoo in Tennessee, USA. Investigation identified naturally occurring tiger-to-tiger transmission; genetic sequence change occurred with viral passage. We provide epidem...

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Main Authors: Heather N. Grome, Becky Meyer, Erin Read, Martha Buchanan, Andrew Cushing, Kaitlin Sawatzki, Kara J. Levinson, Linda S. Thomas, Zachary Perry, Anna Uehara, Ying Tao, Krista Queen, Suxiang Tong, Ria Ghai, Mary-Margaret Fill, Timothy F. Jones, William Schaffner, John Dunn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
COVID-19
respiratory infections
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
SARS-CoV-2
SARS
coronavirus disease
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/4/21-2219_article

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