From Deer-to-Deer: SARS-CoV-2 is efficiently transmitted and presents broad tissue tropism and replication sites in white-tailed deer
M. Martins, P. M. Boggiatto, A. Buckley, E. D. Cassmann, S. Falkenberg, L. C. Caserta, M. H. V. Fernandes, C. Kanipe, K. Lager, M. V. Palmer, D. G. Diel
This study shows SARS-CoV-2 efficiently transmits between white-tailed deer and replicates in multiple tissues, highlighting their potential as a reservoir for the virus.
bioRxiv · Dec 14, 2021Microbiology