Susceptibility of rabbits to SARS-CoV-2

Authors :: Anna Z. Mykytyn
Mart M. Lamers
Nisreen M. A. Okba
Tim I. Breugem
Debby Schipper
Petra B. van den Doel
Peter van Run
Geert van Amerongen
Leon de Waal
Marion P. G. Koopmans
Koert J. Stittelaar
Judith M. A. van den Brand
Bart L. Haagmans
Source :: Emerging Microbes and Infections, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2021)
Publication Year :: 2021
Publisher :: Taylor & Francis Group, 2021.
Abstract: Transmission of severe acute respiratory coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) between livestock and humans is a potential public health concern. We demonstrate the susceptibility of rabbits to SARS-CoV-2, which excrete infectious virus from the nose and throat upon experimental inoculation. Therefore, investigations on the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in farmed rabbits should be considered.