SARS-CoV-2 infection and transmission in the North American deer mouse
Deer mice are natural hosts for a number of human pathogens. Here, Griffin et al. report that intranasal exposure of the North American deer mouse to SARS-CoV-2 results in virus replication and shedding, despite causing only mild or asymptomatic illness. Additionally, infected deer mice can transmit...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2021-06-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23848-9 |