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SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant among Asiatic Lions,India |
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| Authors: | Anamika Mishra Naveen Kumar Sandeep Bhatia Ashutosh Aasdev Sridhar Kanniappan Abelraj Thaya Sekhar Aparna Gopinadhan Ramu Silambarasan Chirukandoth Sreekumar Chandan Kumar Dubey Meghna Tripathi Ashwin Ashok Raut Vijendra Pal Singh |
| Affiliation: | ICAR–National Institute of High Security Animal Disease, Bhopal, India (A. Mishra, N. Kumar, S. Bhatia, A. Aasdev, C.K. Dubey, M. Tripathi, A.A. Raut, V.P. Singh);Arignar Anna Zoological Park, Chennai, India (S. Kanniappan, A.T. Sekhar, A. Gopinadhan, R. Silambarasan);Madras Veterinary College, Chennai (C. Sreekumar);All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal (A.A. Raut) |
| Abstract: | In May 2021, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was detected in Asiatic lions in a zoological park in India. Sequence and phylogenetic analyses showed the SARS-CoV-2 strains were the B.1.617.2 (Delta) variant. To reduce transmission of variants of concern, surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in wild animal populations should be increased. |
| Keywords: | respiratory infections severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 SARS-CoV-2 SARS COVID-19 coronavirus disease zoonoses viruses coronavirus Delta variant Asiatic lions India |