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Risk assessment of SARS-CoV-2 replicating and evolving in animals.
Trends in microbiology - 1 Jan 2024
Zhao Jin, Kang Mei, Wu Hongyan, Sun Bowen, Baele Guy, He Wan-Ting, Lu Meng, Suchard Marc A, Ji Xiang, He Na, Su Shuo, Veit Michael
Abstract excerpt
The retransmissions of SARS-CoV-2 from several mammals - primarily mink and white-tailed deer - to humans have raised concerns for the emergence of a new animal-derived SARS-CoV-2 variant to worsen the pandemic. Here, we discuss animal species that are susceptible to natural or experimental infection with SARS-CoV-2 and can transmit the virus to mates or humans. We describe cutting-edge techniques to assess the...
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