Emerging Infectious Diseases (Oct 2021)

SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant among Asiatic Lions, India

  • Anamika Mishra,
  • Naveen Kumar,
  • Sandeep Bhatia,
  • Ashutosh Aasdev,
  • Sridhar Kanniappan,
  • Abelraj Thaya Sekhar,
  • Aparna Gopinadhan,
  • Ramu Silambarasan,
  • Chirukandoth Sreekumar,
  • Chandan Kumar Dubey,
  • Meghna Tripathi,
  • Ashwin Ashok Raut,
  • Vijendra Pal Singh

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2710.211500
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 27, no. 10
pp. 2723 – 2725

Abstract

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In May 2021, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was detected in Asiatic lions in a zoological park in India. Sequence and phylogenetic analyses showed the SARS-CoV-2 strains were the B.1.617.2 (Delta) variant. To reduce transmission of variants of concern, surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in wild animal populations should be increased.

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