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Animals and SARS‐CoV‐2: species susceptibility and viral transmission in experimental and natural conditions, and the potential implications for community transmission.
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COVID-19 and animals
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Animals and SARS‐CoV‐2: Species susceptibility and viral transmission in experimental and natural conditions, and the potential implications for community transmission.
Published 25 November 2020
Hobbs, E.C. and Reid, T.J. (2020). Animals and SARS‐CoV‐2: Species susceptibility and viral transmission in experimental and natural conditions, and the potential implications for community transmission. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.13885
This paper, first published on 22 October 2020, presents the findings of a scoping literature review conducted to collect, evaluate and present the available research evidence regarding SARS‐CoV‐2 infections in animals. The authors include both experimental studies and reports of natural infection and conclude that “Most animals are presumed to have been infected by close contact with COVID‐19 patients. In domestic settings, viral transmission is self‐limiting; however, in high‐density animal environments, there can be sustained between‐animal transmission”.