Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
First Evidence of Natural SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Domestic Rabbits
- Journal:
- Veterinary Sciences
- Year:
- 2022
- Authors:
- Matthieu Fritz et al.
- Affiliation:
- Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs, Ecologie, Génétique, Evolution et Contrôle (MIVEGEC), University Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, 34394 Montpellier, France · CH
- Species:
- rabbit
Abstract
We tested 144 pet rabbits sampled in France between November 2020 and June 2021 for antibodies to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) by microsphere immunoassay. We reported the first evidence of a natural SARS-CoV-2 infection in rabbits with a low observed seroprevalence between 0.7% and 1.4%.
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