Back to Search
Start Over
SARS-CoV-2 Reverse Zoonoses to Pumas and Lions, South Africa.
- Source :
-
Viruses [Viruses] 2022 Jan 11; Vol. 14 (1). Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jan 11. - Publication Year :
- 2022
-
Abstract
- Reverse-zoonotic infections of severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from humans to wildlife species internationally raise concern over the emergence of new variants in animals. A better understanding of the transmission dynamics and pathogenesis in susceptible species will mitigate the risk to humans and wildlife occurring in Africa. Here we report infection of an exotic puma (July 2020) and three African lions (July 2021) in the same private zoo in Johannesburg, South Africa. One Health genomic surveillance identified transmission of a Delta variant from a zookeeper to the three lions, similar to those circulating in humans in South Africa. One lion developed pneumonia while the other cases had mild infection. Both the puma and lions remained positive for SARS-CoV-2 RNA for up to 7 weeks.
- Subjects :
- Animals
Animals, Zoo
COVID-19 pathology
COVID-19 transmission
COVID-19 virology
Genome, Viral
Humans
Lions
One Health
Phylogeny
Puma
RNA, Viral genetics
SARS-CoV-2 classification
SARS-CoV-2 genetics
SARS-CoV-2 isolation & purification
South Africa epidemiology
Viral Load
Viral Zoonoses pathology
Viral Zoonoses virology
COVID-19 veterinary
SARS-CoV-2 physiology
Viral Zoonoses transmission
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1999-4915
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Viruses
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 35062324
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/v14010120