COVID-19 pandemic: transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in animals, a risk for human beings

Ashok Kumar Ahirwar¹, Kirti Kaim^{2

3}, Pradeep Ahirwar^{4

5}, Jitender Prasad⁶

Affiliations

¹ Biochemistry, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India.
² Ophthalmology, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, New Delhi, India.
³ ESI Hospital, New Delhi, 110095 India.
⁴ Chirayu Medical College and Hospital, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
⁵ Department of Radio Diagnosis, Index Medical College, Hospital & Research, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
⁶ Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences - Deoghar, Deoghar, Jharkhand, India.

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Ashok Kumar Ahirwar et al. Horm Mol Biol Clin Investig. 2022.

. 2022 May 5;43(4):379-380.

doi: 10.1515/hmbci-2021-0109. eCollection 2022 Dec 1.

Ashok Kumar Ahirwar¹, Kirti Kaim^{2

3}, Pradeep Ahirwar^{4

5}, Jitender Prasad⁶

¹ Biochemistry, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India.
² Ophthalmology, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, New Delhi, India.
³ ESI Hospital, New Delhi, 110095 India.
⁴ Chirayu Medical College and Hospital, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
⁵ Department of Radio Diagnosis, Index Medical College, Hospital & Research, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
⁶ Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences - Deoghar, Deoghar, Jharkhand, India.

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Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; animal transmission.

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