Article
Ferrets not infected by SARS-CoV-2 in a high-exposure domestic setting
2020-08-22
Abstract excerpt
Ferrets ( Mustela putorius furo ) are mustelids of special relevance to laboratory studies of respiratory viruses and have been shown to be susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection and onward transmission. Here, we report the results of a natural experiment where 29 ferrets in one home had prolonged, direct contact and constant environmental exposure to two humans with symptomatic COVID-19. We observed no evidence of...
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- Literature Corpus work
- a581b7e4-fa44-55c7-b8d3-688046fc15d7
- DOI
- 10.1101/2020.08.21.254995
