Tag: sars-cov-2
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...
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...
WHO: Coronavirus is airborne
WHO: The virus can also spread in poorly ventilated and/or crowded indoor settings, where people tend to spend longer periods of time. More...
Household transmission of R.1 coronavirus lineage with spike E484K mutation in Japan
In this study, we conducted genetic surveillance and identified R.1 lineage harboring E484K mutation in RBD by whole genome sequencing. More...
CDC: 9,245 coronavirus vaccine breakthough cases in the USA
It is important to note that reported vaccine breakthrough cases will represent an undercount. More...
USA: New Hampshire reports 52 vaccine breakthrough cases, 2 have died
New Hampshire has identified 52 vaccine breakthrough cases with additional suspected cases under investigation, said Jake Leon, spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services. More...
Sri Lanka: new fast spreading coronavirus strain identified as UK variant B.1.1.7
The coronavirus variant currently spreading in Sri Lanka has been found to be a UK B.1.1.7 variant of the virus. 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...
Brazil rejects the Russian Gamaleya Vaccine – “still has replication-competent adenovirus in it”
Brazil have turned down the Russian Gamaleya Sputnik V vaccine. More...