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. 2023 Dec;12(1):2220577.
doi: 10.1080/22221751.2023.2220577.

Serological evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in dromedary camels and domestic bovids in Oman

Ihab El Masry  1 , Salim Al Makhladi  2 , Mohsin Al Abdwany  2 , Afrah Al Subhi  2 , Hatim Eltahir  2 , Samuel Cheng  3 , Malik Peiris  3 , Emma Gardner  1 , Sophie Von Dobschuetz  1 , Baba Soumare  1 , Madhur Dhingra  1 , Keith Sumption  1 , Markos Tibbo  4
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Serological evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in dromedary camels and domestic bovids in Oman

Ihab El Masry et al. Emerg Microbes Infect. 2023 Dec.

Abstract

SARS-CoV-2 has demonstrated the ability to infect a wide range of animal species. Here, we investigated SARS-CoV-2 infection in livestock species in Oman and provided serological evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in cattle, sheep, goats, and dromedary camel using the surrogate virus neutralization and plaque reduction neutralization tests. To better understand the extent of SARS-CoV-2 infection in animals and associated risks, "One Health" epidemiological investigations targeting animals exposed to COVID-19 human cases should be implemented with integrated data analysis of the epidemiologically linked human and animal cases.

Keywords: Bovids; COVID-19; Dromedary camel; Livestock; SARS-CoV-2.

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