Category: Reservoir
USA: Michigan taxidermist reported infected by mink coronavirus variant with F486L and N501T mutations
In February 2021, a taxidermist living in Eaton County, Michigan, became infected with COVID-19. More...
India: Eight Asiatic Lions test positive for coronavirus at Hyderabad Zoo
In what can be confirmed as first incident of animals contracting Coronavirus in India, eight Asiatic Lions at the Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad have tested positive for the novel Coronavirus. More...
USA: ZooTampa vaccinates animals against coronavirus
A veterinary pharmaceutical company has developed a coronavirus shot for animals, and ZooTampa at Lowry Park plans to protect the wildlife in its care with the vaccine. More...
Gamaleya Institute: ‘The next stage of the epidemic is the infection with the coronavirus of farm and domestic animals’
Alexander Gintsburg, head of the Gamaleya institute that developed Russia’s Sputnik V human vaccine, was quoted in Izvestia newspaper as saying COVID-19 was likely to hit animals next. More...
House flies can carry SARS-CoV-2 up to 24 hours after exposure
“All flies exposed to SARS-CoV-2-spiked media or milk substrates were positive for viral RNA at 4hr and 24hr post-exposure. More...
UK SAGE: Lab studies suggest that the N501Y spike protein mutation increases binding to rat and mouse ACE2 leading to viral replication
A report issued by the UK government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) found the likelihood that a variant of concern (VOC) that has arisen in humans could infect a rodent and then spread among the animals is high. More...
UK coronavirus variant B.1.1.7 may not have evolved spontaneously in the UK or within human populations
“Here we analyzed 454,443 SARS-CoV-2 spike genes/proteins and 14,427 whole-genome sequences. More...
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus spike protein gene variants with N501T and G142D mutation dominated infections in US minks
We analyzed all animal-derived (977), all Canadian (19,529) and US (173,277) SARS-CoV-2 sequences deposited in GISAID from December 2019 to March 12, 2021, and identified 2 dominant novel variants, the N501T-G142D variant and N501T-G142D-F486L variant, in the US mink-derived SARS-CoV-2 sequences. More...
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus variants from mink evade inhibition by antibodies
“Our results show that one of two antibodies from an antibody cocktail used for COVID-19 therapy no longer efficiently inhibits the viral variant with the Y453F mutation.” More...
USA: small study shows 17% of household cats and dogs had detectable coronavirus sars-cov-2 neutralizing antibodies
We enrolled 37 dogs and 19 cats from 34 of 41 eligible households. More...