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Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 (Variant Delta) from Pet Hamsters to Humans and Onward Human Propagation of the Adapted Strain: A Case Study
2022-01-28
Abstract excerpt
Background: Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from humans to other mammals, including pet animals, has been reported. However, with the exception of farmed mink, there is no previous documentation that these infected animals can infect humans, nor of further onward spread among humans. Following a confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection of a pet store worker, animals in the store and the warehouse supplying it were tested for evi...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 6e7c56c3-ae77-5c7f-ad4e-482a9f279b0f
- DOI
- 10.2139/ssrn.4017393
