SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Beaver Farm, Mongolia, 2021.

Takemura, Taichiro; Ankhanbaatar, Ulaankhuu; Settypalli, Tirumala Bharani K; Purevtseren, Dulam; Shura, Gansukh; Damdinjav, Batchuluun; Ben Ali, Hatem Ouled Ahmed; Dundon, William G; Cattoli, Giovanni; Lamien, Charles E

Takemura, Taichiro; Ankhanbaatar, Ulaankhuu; Settypalli, Tirumala Bharani K; Purevtseren, Dulam; Shura, Gansukh; Damdinjav, Batchuluun; Ben Ali, Hatem Ouled Ahmed; Dundon, William G; Cattoli, Giovanni; Lamien, Charles E.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 30(2): 391-394, 2024 Feb.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38270179

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

We report an outbreak of COVID-19 in a beaver farm in Mongolia in 2021. Genomic characterization revealed a unique combination of mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 of the infected beavers. Based on these findings, increased surveillance of farmed beavers should be encouraged.

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COVID-19; Humans; COVID-19/epidemiology; Mongolia/epidemiology; SARS-CoV-2/genetics; Farms; Disease Outbreaks

Key words

COVID-19; Mongolia; SARS-CoV-2; beaver; coronavirus disease; farmed animals; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; vaccine-preventable diseases; viruses; zoonoses

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Journal: Emerg Infect Dis Journal subject: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS Year: 2024 Type: Article

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