COVID-19 virus found in 3 Quebec deer, Canadian officials say

[Mary Wilson]

Posted December 1, 2021 3:18 pm
By Leslie Young

Three deer in Quebec have tested positive for COVID-19, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada, meaning that the disease isn’t just affecting humans, but also Canadian wildlife.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease confirmed the first detections of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, on Nov. 29, according to a federal government press release.

The three white-tailed deer were found in Quebec’s Estrie region and represent the first time the disease has been detected in wild animals in Canada.

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Immediate notification
SARS-CoV-2 in animals (Inf. with), Canada
...

COUNTRY OR ZONE
COUNTRY

DISEASE
SARS-CoV-2 in animals (Inf. with)

STARTED ON
05-11-2021

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

CONFIRMED ON
21-11-2021

REASON
Emerging disease

CAUSAL AGENT
SARS-CoV-2

ENDED ON
-

DISEASE CATEGORY
Emerging

REPORTED ON
01-12-2021

LAST OCCURRENCE
-
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Epidemiology

SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
- Unknown or inconclusive


EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
The detection of SARS-CoV-2 in hunter-harvested deer in Quebec is the first detection of the virus in free-ranging wildlife in Canada. Sequencing results indicate lineage is B.1.617.2 (Delta). These are the initial results of an ongoing cross-jurisdictional study undertaken by several federal, provincial, territorial and academic partners to monitor wild cervids across Canada for the presence of SARS-CoV-2.
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Outbreaks

ob_93031 - Estrie

OUTBREAK REFERENCE
QC-2021-001

STARTED ON
06-11-2021

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Not applicable

NUMBER OF OUTBREAKS
-

ENDED ON
08-11-2021

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
A total of 258 hunter-harvested white-tailed deer were sampled at registration stations in Estrie and Laurentides regions during the regular hunting season. Out of 156 deer tested so far, 3 have been confirmed to be positive for SARS-CoV-2.

APPROXIMATE LOCATION
Estrie

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Québec

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Brome-Missisquoi

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Dunham

GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES
Lat : 45.155

Long : -72.754


SPECIES MEASURING UNIT SUSCEPTIBLE CASES DEATHS KILLED AND DISPOSED OF SLAUGHTERED/KILLED FOR COMMERCIAL USE VACCINATED
White-Tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus):Cervidae-Artiodactyla NEW Animal - 3 - - 3 0
TOTAL Animal - 3 - - 3 0
- NEW Animal - 3 - - 3 0
TOTAL Animal - 3 - - 3 0

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https://wahis.oie.int/#/report-info?reportId=43639

 

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