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. 2023 Jan;21(1):2.
doi: 10.1038/s41579-022-00829-3.

Viral spillback

Andrea Du Toit  1
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Viral spillback

Andrea Du Toit. Nat Rev Microbiol. 2023 Jan.

Abstract

This study reports the identification of a highly divergent lineage of SARS-CoV-2 in white-tailed deer and provides evidence of deer-to-human transmission.

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  • Divergent SARS-CoV-2 variant emerges in white-tailed deer with deer-to-human transmission.
    Pickering B, Lung O, Maguire F, Kruczkiewicz P, Kotwa JD, Buchanan T, Gagnier M, Guthrie JL, Jardine CM, Marchand-Austin A, Massé A, McClinchey H, Nirmalarajah K, Aftanas P, Blais-Savoie J, Chee HY, Chien E, Yim W, Banete A, Griffin BD, Yip L, Goolia M, Suderman M, Pinette M, Smith G, Sullivan D, Rudar J, Vernygora O, Adey E, Nebroski M, Goyette G, Finzi A, Laroche G, Ariana A, Vahkal B, Côté M, McGeer AJ, Nituch L, Mubareka S, Bowman J. Pickering B, et al. Nat Microbiol. 2022 Dec;7(12):2011-2024. doi: 10.1038/s41564-022-01268-9. Epub 2022 Nov 10. Nat Microbiol. 2022. PMID: 36357713 Free PMC article.

References

    1. Pickering B, et al. Divergent SARS-CoV-2 variant emerges in white-tailed deer with deer-to-human transmission. Nat. Microbiol. 2022 doi: 10.1038/s41564-022-01268-9. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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