SARS-CoV-2 and other coronaviruses in rats, Berlin, Germany, 2023
Kerstin WernikeiD, Calvin MehliD, Andrea AebischeriD, Lorenz UlrichiD, Mario Heising, Rainer G. UlrichiD, Martin BeeriD
Abstract
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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