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. 2024 Feb;30(2):391-394.
doi: 10.3201/eid3002.231318.

SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Beaver Farm, Mongolia, 2021

Taichiro Takemura, Ulaankhuu Ankhanbaatar, Tirumala Bharani K Settypalli, Dulam Purevtseren, Gansukh Shura, Batchuluun Damdinjav, Hatem Ouled Ahmed Ben Ali, William G Dundon, Giovanni Cattoli, Charles E Lamien

SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Beaver Farm, Mongolia, 2021

Taichiro Takemura et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 Feb.

Abstract

We report an outbreak of COVID-19 in a beaver farm in Mongolia in 2021. Genomic characterization revealed a unique combination of mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 of the infected beavers. Based on these findings, increased surveillance of farmed beavers should be encouraged.

Keywords: COVID-19; Mongolia; SARS-CoV-2; beaver; coronavirus disease; farmed animals; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; vaccine-preventable diseases; viruses; zoonoses.

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Phylogenetic tree of SARS-CoV-2 identified from beavers and humans in Mongolia (gray boxes) and reference sequences. The circle size indicates the bootstrap values at the node. The vertical bar shows the genetic distance. SARS-CoV-2 lineages are identified at right. GenBank accession numbers and date identified are shown for reference sequences; the newly obtained sequence data were deposited in GenBank (accession nos. OR389473–7).
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