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Emerg Infect Dis
. 2021 Oct;27(10):2723-2725.
doi: 10.3201/eid2710.211500.
SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant among Asiatic Lions, India
Anamika Mishra, Naveen Kumar, Sandeep Bhatia, Ashutosh Aasdev, Sridhar Kanniappan, Abelraj Thaya Sekhar, Aparna Gopinadhan, Ramu Silambarasan, Chirukandoth Sreekumar, Chandan Kumar Dubey, Meghna Tripathi, Ashwin Ashok Raut, Vijendra Pal Singh
- PMID: 34545805
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2710.211500
Abstract
In May 2021, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was detected in Asiatic lions in a zoological park in India. Sequence and phylogenetic analyses showed the SARS-CoV-2 strains were the B.1.617.2 (Delta) variant. To reduce transmission of variants of concern, surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in wild animal populations should be increased.
Keywords: Asiatic lions; COVID-19; Delta variant; India; SARS; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.