Emerg Infect Dis
. 2023 Mar;29(3):658-661.
doi: 10.3201/eid2903.220915.
SARS-CoV-2 Infection in a Hippopotamus, Hanoi, Vietnam
Vuong Nghia Bui, Tung Duy Dao, Long Hoang Tran, Thanh Thi Vu, Trang Huyen Nguyen, Giang Hoang Nguyen, Kien Viet Dung Tran, Huyen Xuan Nguyen, Anh Ngoc Bui, Fred Unger, **** Nguyen-Viet, Hu Suk Lee
- PMID: 36823956
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2903.220915
Abstract
While investigating the death of a hippopotamus at a zoo in Hanoi, Vietnam, we isolated SARS-CoV-2 and sequenced the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase gene from different organs. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the SARS-CoV-2 strain was closely related to 3 human SARS-CoV-2 strains in Vietnam.
Keywords: COVID-19; Dao TD; Hanoi; Nguyen GH; Nguyen TH; SARS-CoV-2; Suggested citation for this article: Bui VN; Tran LH; Vietnam; Vietnam. Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Mar [date cited]. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2903.220915; Vu TT; et al. SARS-CoV-2 infection in a hippopotamus; hippopotamus; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.