New York, March 10 (Ians) A new study has demonstrated that rats are susceptible to infection with Alpha, Delta and Omicron variants of Sars-CoV-2.
In the study, published in the journal mBio, the researchers set out to determine whether the Sars-CoV-2 virus in humans has been transmitted to the rat population in urban areas of the US, specifically New York City, and if so, which Sars-CoV-2 variant caused those infections.
Biologists collected and processed samples from 79 rats for virological studies and genomic sequencing.
They found that the rats were exposed to Sars-CoV-2 and showed a possible link to the viruses that were circulating in humans during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Specifically, 13 of 79 rats (16.5 per cent) tested positive.
“Our findings highlight the need for further monitoring of Sars-CoV-2 in rat populations for potential secondary zoonotic transmission to humans,” said principal investigator Henry Wan, Professor and Director of the Center...
In the study, published in the journal mBio, the researchers set out to determine whether the Sars-CoV-2 virus in humans has been transmitted to the rat population in urban areas of the US, specifically New York City, and if so, which Sars-CoV-2 variant caused those infections.
Biologists collected and processed samples from 79 rats for virological studies and genomic sequencing.
They found that the rats were exposed to Sars-CoV-2 and showed a possible link to the viruses that were circulating in humans during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Specifically, 13 of 79 rats (16.5 per cent) tested positive.
“Our findings highlight the need for further monitoring of Sars-CoV-2 in rat populations for potential secondary zoonotic transmission to humans,” said principal investigator Henry Wan, Professor and Director of the Center...
- 3/10/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
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