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SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak among Malayan Tigers and Humans, Tennessee, USA, 2020
- Source :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 28, Iss 4, Pp 833-836 (2022)
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2022.
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Abstract
- We report an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 involving 3 Malayan tigers (Panthera tigris jacksoni) at a zoo in Tennessee, USA. Investigation identified naturally occurring tiger-to-tiger transmission; genetic sequence change occurred with viral passage. We provide epidemiologic, environmental, and genomic sequencing data for animal and human infections.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10806040 and 10806059
- Volume :
- 28
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.f0cfbb3549fc4184b9ca7bdf682096a9
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2804.212219