Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Asymptomatic Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection in rabbits.
- Journal:
- Journal of virology
- Year:
- 2015
- Authors:
- Haagmans, Bart L et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Viroscience · Netherlands
- Species:
- rodent
Abstract
The ability of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) to infect small animal species may be restricted given the fact that mice, ferrets, and hamsters were shown to resist MERS-CoV infection. We inoculated rabbits with MERS-CoV. Although virus was detected in the lungs, neither significant histopathological changes nor clinical symptoms were observed. Infectious virus, however, was excreted from the upper respiratory tract, indicating a potential route of MERS-CoV transmission in some animal species.
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