Humans have infected wild deer with Covid-19 in a handful of states, and there’s evidence that the coronavirus has been spreading among deer, according to recent studies, which outline findings that could complicate the path out of the pandemic.
to test whether the virus could infect them. They also took two uninfected deer into the same room, keeping them separated with a plexiglass barrier that didn’t reach the ceiling.“We had four inoculated animals and two contact animals. Everybody got infected and shed significant amounts of infectious virus. That was a surprise,” said Diego Diel, an associate professor of virology at Cornell University, who helped lead the research.
Both studies suggest that the virus spilled over from humans to deer several times in several places. The common viral genomes circulating in humans at the time were also circulating in deer, the studies say. In another scenario, widespread transmission could allow the virus to accumulate mutations in deer and evolve differently before it spreads into people with new characteristics.. After the virus spread from people to mink, it returned with new mutations to infect humans.If deer are hosts to the coronavirus, they could also pass it to other animals.
“The greatest risk to people still remains transmission of the virus from person to person,” said Tom DeLiberto, the assistant director of the National Wildlife Research Center, who is helping lead federal efforts to identify the coronavirus in wildlife. “Could that change later on? Absolutely, and that’s why we’re doing these things to get a handle on what’s happening to deer.”
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Ohio State Forward Kyle Young Unavailable Against Nebraska With Non-COVID-19 Related IllnessKyle Young joined injured Buckeye forwards Justice Sueing and Seth Towns on Ohio State's unavailability report ahead of Sunday night's tip-off at Nebraska.
Read more »
England head coach Silverwood tests positive for COVID-19England head coach Chris Silverwood has tested positive for COVID-19 while isolating in Melbourne, the country's cricket board (ECB) said on Sunday.
Read more »
Federal Convicts Sent Home Due to Covid-19 Pandemic Won’t Be Jailed Again by DefaultBiden Justice Department reverses earlier Trump administration finding that federal convicts would have to return to prison when state of emergency ends.
Read more »
China reports 191 new COVID-19 cases for Jan 1 vs 231 day earlierChina reported 191 confirmed coronavirus cases for Jan 1, down from 231 a day earlier, the country's health authority said on Sunday.
Read more »
India's daily COVID-19 cases rise by 27,553India reported 27,553 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, as infections of the Omicron variant continued to rise, data from the health ministry showed on Sunday.
Read more »