Susceptibility of livestock to SARS-CoV-2 infection. Issue 1 (1st January 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bosco-Lauth, Angela M.; Walker, Audrey; Guilbert, Lauren; Porter, Stephanie; Hartwig, Airn; McVicker, Emma; Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle; Bowen, Richard A.
• Is Part Of: Emerging microbes & infections. Volume 10:Issue 1(2021)
• Page Start: 2199
• Page End: 2201
• Publication Date: 2021-01-01
• Subjects: SARS-CoV-2 -- livestock -- cattle -- sheep -- goat -- alpaca -- rabbit -- horse; Medical microbiology -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; 616.9041
• DOI: 10.1080/22221751.2021.2003724
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2222-1751

Abstract

ABSTRACT: We report pilot studies to evaluate the susceptibility of common domestic livestock (cattle, sheep, goat, alpaca, rabbit, and horse) to intranasal infection with SARS-CoV-2. None of the infected animals shed infectious virus via nasal, oral, or faecal routes, although viral RNA was detected in several animals. Further, neutralizing antibody titres were low or non-existent one month following infection. These results suggest that domestic livestock are unlikely to contribute to SARS-CoV-2 epidemiology.