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Experimental Infection of Cattle with SARS-CoV-2 |
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| Authors: | Lorenz Ulrich Kerstin Wernike Donata Hoffmann Thomas C. Mettenleiter Martin Beer |
| Affiliation: | Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Insel Riems, Germany |
| Abstract: | We inoculated 6 cattle with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and kept them together with 3 uninoculated cattle. We observed viral replication and specific seroreactivity in 2 inoculated animals, despite high levels of preexisting antibody titers against a bovine betacoronavirus. The in-contact animals did not become infected. |
| Keywords: | SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 respiratory infections severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 coronavirus disease zoonoses viruses coronavirus Bos taurus cattle experimental infection serology |