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Evidence of antibodies against SARS‐CoV‐2 in wild mustelids from Brittany (France).
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Transboundary & Emerging Diseases . Sep2022, Vol. 69 Issue 5, pe3400-e3407. 8p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- In the French region of Brittany, mainly in the department of the Côtes d'Armor, during the first half of 2021, seropositivity for SARS‐CoV‐2 was detected in five wild mustelids out of 33 animals tested (15.6%). Anti‐SARS‐CoV‐2 IgG was detected against at least four out of five recombinant viral proteins (S1 receptor binding domain, nucleocapsid, S1 subunit, S2 subunit and spike) in three pine martens (Martes martes) and in two badgers (Meles meles) using the automated western blot technique. An ELISA test also identified seropositive cases, although these did not align with western blot results. Although the 171 qPCRs carried out on samples from the 33 mustelids were all negative, these preliminary results from this observational study nevertheless bear witness to infections of unknown origin. The epidemiological surveillance of Covid‐19 in wildlife must continue, in particular with effective serology tools. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *MUSTELIDAE
*SARS-CoV-2
*OLD World badger
*RECOMBINANT proteins
*IMMUNOGLOBULINS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 18651674
- Volume :
- 69
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Transboundary & Emerging Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 159326620
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.14663