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08-28-2021, 08:20 AM
WHITE-TAILED DEER ON LIST OF ANIMALS THAT CAN GET VIRUS
Vancouver Sun
28 Aug 2021
The U.S. government said on Friday it had confirmed the world's first cases of COVID-19 in deer, expanding the list of animals known to have tested positive for the disease. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported infections of SARS-COV-2 in wild white-tailed deer in the state of Ohio, according to a statement. There were no reports of deer showing symptoms of infection, the USDA said. “We do not know how the deer were exposed to SARS-COV-2,” USDA spokeswoman Lyndsay Cole said. “It's possible they were exposed through people, the environment, other deer, or another animal species.” The USDA has previously reported COVID-19 in dogs, cats, tigers, lions, snow leopards, otters, gorillas and minks. Worldwide, most animal infections were reported in species that had close contact with a person with COVID-19. The USDA reported last month that white-tailed deer populations in Illinois, Michigan, New York, and Pennsylvania were exposed to SARSCOV-2, based on a study that analyzed serum samples from free-ranging deer for antibodies to the disease.
Vancouver Sun
28 Aug 2021
The U.S. government said on Friday it had confirmed the world's first cases of COVID-19 in deer, expanding the list of animals known to have tested positive for the disease. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported infections of SARS-COV-2 in wild white-tailed deer in the state of Ohio, according to a statement. There were no reports of deer showing symptoms of infection, the USDA said. “We do not know how the deer were exposed to SARS-COV-2,” USDA spokeswoman Lyndsay Cole said. “It's possible they were exposed through people, the environment, other deer, or another animal species.” The USDA has previously reported COVID-19 in dogs, cats, tigers, lions, snow leopards, otters, gorillas and minks. Worldwide, most animal infections were reported in species that had close contact with a person with COVID-19. The USDA reported last month that white-tailed deer populations in Illinois, Michigan, New York, and Pennsylvania were exposed to SARSCOV-2, based on a study that analyzed serum samples from free-ranging deer for antibodies to the disease.