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. 2020 Dec;26(12):3074-3076.
doi: 10.3201/eid2612.202989.

Lack of Susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 and MERS-CoV in Poultry

David L Suarez, Mary J Pantin-Jackwood, David E Swayne, Scott A Lee, Suzanne M DeBlois, Erica Spackman

Lack of Susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 and MERS-CoV in Poultry

David L Suarez et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Dec.

Abstract

We challenged chickens, turkeys, ducks, quail, and geese with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 or Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus. We observed no disease and detected no virus replication and no serum antibodies. We concluded that poultry are unlikely to serve a role in maintenance of either virus.

Keywords: COVID-19; MERS-CoV; Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus; SARS; SARS-CoV-2; SARS-related coronavirus; chicken; coronavirus disease; duck; goose; mammalian beta-coronavirus; poultry; poultry health; quail; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; turkey; viruses; zoonoses.

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