SARS-CoV-2 and other coronaviruses in rats, Berlin, Germany, 2023: [Preprint]

Wernike, Kerstin; Mehl, Calvin; Aebischer, Andrea; Heising, Mario; Ulrich, Rainer, G.; Beer, Martin

doi:10.1101/2023.12.15.571826

Preprint Fr., 15. Dez.. 2023 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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SARS-CoV-2 and other coronaviruses in rats, Berlin, Germany, 2023 : [Preprint]

Wernike, Kerstin ; Mehl, Calvin ; Aebischer, Andrea ; Heising, Mario; Ulrich, Rainer G.; Beer, Martin

We tested 130 rats trapped in Berlin for coronaviruses. Antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 were detected in a single animal only, but not in further 66 rats from the same location, speaking against virus circulation in the rat population. All animals tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 by RT-PCR. However, rodent-associated alphacoronaviruses were found.

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Erschienen in:: bioRxiv : The preprint server for biology
Datum der Veröffentlichung:: 15.12.2023
DOI:: 10.1101/2023.12.15.571826
Sprache:: Englisch
Ressourcentyp:: Text
Verlag:: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Schlagwörter:: SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus; rodents; rat; reservoir; serology; PCR; molecular typing; phylogeny
DDC-Sachgruppe der DNB:: 570 Biowissenschaften, Biologie
Link URL:: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.12.15.571826v1
Einrichtung:: Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Physischer Standort:: SD/2023/469