Susceptibility of rabbits to SARS-CoV-2

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

doi:10.1080/22221751.2020.1868951

Emerging Microbes and Infections (Jan 2021)

Susceptibility of rabbits to SARS-CoV-2

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

Affiliations

Anna Z. Mykytyn: Viroscience department, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Mart M. Lamers: Viroscience department, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Nisreen M. A. Okba: Viroscience department, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Tim I. Breugem: Viroscience department, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Debby Schipper: Viroscience department, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Petra B. van den Doel: Viroscience department, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Peter van Run: Viroscience department, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Geert van Amerongen: Viroclinics Biosciences B.V., Viroclinics Xplore, Schaijk, the Netherlands
Leon de Waal: Viroclinics Biosciences B.V., Viroclinics Xplore, Schaijk, the Netherlands
Marion P. G. Koopmans: Viroscience department, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Koert J. Stittelaar: Viroclinics Biosciences B.V., Viroclinics Xplore, Schaijk, the Netherlands
Judith M. A. van den Brand: Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Department of Biomolecular Health Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Bart L. Haagmans: Viroscience department, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2020.1868951
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

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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.

Published in Emerging Microbes and Infections

ISSN: 2222-1751 (Online)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases; Science: Microbiology
Website: https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/temi

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