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Ocular conjunctival inoculation of SARS-CoV-2 can cause mild COVID-19 in rhesus macaques

Authors :
Wei Deng
Linlin Bao
Hong Gao
Zhiguang Xiang
Yajin Qu
Zhiqi Song
Shuran Gong
Jiayi Liu
Jiangning Liu
Pin Yu
Feifei Qi
Yanfeng Xu
Fengli Li
Chong Xiao
Qi Lv
Jing Xue
Qiang Wei
Mingya Liu
Guanpeng Wang
Shunyi Wang
Haisheng Yu
Ting Chen
Xing Liu
Wenjie Zhao
Yunlin Han
Chuan Qin
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2020.

Abstract

SARS-CoV-2 mainly transmits via respiratory droplets. Here Deng et al. show that SARS-CoV-2 can infect rhesus macaques via ocular conjunctival inoculation.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
11
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.13dc0665d95447c09b947b9b09e62e48
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18149-6