MicrobiologybioRxiv
Transmission and protection against re-infection in the ferret model with the SARS-CoV-2 USA-WA1/2020 reference isolate
D. R. Patel, C. J. Field, K. M. Septer…·T. C. Sutton
This study evaluates transmission modes and immunity duration against SARS-CoV-2 in ferrets, finding direct contact transmission is efficient and immunity lasts at least 56 days, but intramuscular vaccination does not prevent upper respiratory tract infection.
DOI 10.1128/jvi.02232-20