Serological screening suggests single SARS-CoV-2 spillover events to cattle

Wernike, Kerstin; Boettcher, Jens; Amelung, Silke; Albrecht, Kerstin; Gaertner, Tanja; Donat, Karsten; Beer, Martin

doi:10.1101/2022.01.17.476608

Preprint Thu Jan 20 2022 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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Serological screening suggests single SARS-CoV-2 spillover events to cattle

Wernike, Kerstin ; Boettcher, Jens; Amelung, Silke; Albrecht, Kerstin; Gaertner, Tanja; Donat, Karsten; Beer, Martin

Widespread human SARS-CoV-2 infections pose a constant risk for virus transmission to animals. Here, we serologically investigated 1000 cattle samples collected in late 2021 in Germany. Eleven sera tested antibody-positive, indicating that cattle may be occasionally infected by contact to SARS-CoV-2-positive keepers, but there is no indication of further spreading.