Surveillance of Rodent Pests for SARS-CoV-2 and Other Coronaviruses, Hong Kong.

Authors :: Miot, Elliott F.
Worthington, Brian M.
Kar Hon Ng
de Guilhem de Lataillade, Lucy
Pierce, Mac P.
Yunshi Liao
Ko, Ronald
Shum, Marcus H.
Cheung, William Y.
Holmes, Edward C.
Leung, Kathy S.
Huachen Zhu
Poon, Leo L.
Peiris, J. S. Malik
Yi Guan
Leung, Gabriel M.
Wu, Joseph T.
Lam, Tommy T.
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases. Feb2022, Vol. 28 Issue 2, p467-470. 4p.
Publication Year :: 2022
Abstract: We report surveillance conducted in 217 pestiferous rodents in Hong Kong for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). We did not detect SARS-CoV-2 RNA but identified 1 seropositive rodent, suggesting exposure to a virus antigenically similar to SARS-CoV-2. Potential exposure of urban rodents to SARS-CoV-2 cannot be ruled out. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]