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Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) infection of white-tailed deer
2022-02-07
Abstract excerpt
White-tailed deer ( Odocoileus virginianus ) are highly susceptible to infection by SARS-CoV-2, with multiple reports of widespread spillover of virus from humans to free-living deer. While the recently emerged SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 Omicron variant of concern (VoC) has been shown to be notably more transmissible amongst humans, its ability to cause infection and spillover to non-human animals remains a challenge o...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 276c5b91-3797-5e21-bddf-26c47ed46baa
- DOI
- 10.1101/2022.02.04.479189
