tetano
Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2023 Mar;29(3):664-667.
doi: 10.3201/eid2903.221339.
SARS-CoV-2 Spillback to Wild Coatis in Sylvatic-Urban Hotspot, Brazil
Ana Gabriella Stoffella-Dutra, Bruna Hermine de Campos, Pedro Henrique Bastos E Silva, Karolina Lopes Dias, Iago José da Silva Domingos, Nadja Simbera Hemetrio, Joilson Xavier, Felipe Iani, Vagner Fonseca, Marta Giovanetti, Leonardo Camilo de Oliveira, Mauro Martins Teixeira, Zelia Ines Portela Lobato, Helena Lage Ferreira, Clarice Weis Arns, Edison Durigon, Betânia Paiva Drumond, Luiz Carlos Junior Alcantara, Marcelo Pires Nogueira de Carvalho, Giliane de Souza Trindade
Abstract
We tested coatis (Nasua nasua) living in an urban park near a densely populated area of Brazil and found natural SARS-CoV-2 Zeta variant infections by using quantitative reverse transcription PCR, genomic sequencing, and serologic surveillance. We recommend a One Health strategy to improve surveillance of and response to COVID-19.
Keywords: Brazil; COVID-19; SARS; SARS-CoV-2; coatis; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; natural infections; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; spillback; urban parks; viruses; wildlife; zoonoses.
. 2023 Mar;29(3):664-667.
doi: 10.3201/eid2903.221339.
SARS-CoV-2 Spillback to Wild Coatis in Sylvatic-Urban Hotspot, Brazil
Ana Gabriella Stoffella-Dutra, Bruna Hermine de Campos, Pedro Henrique Bastos E Silva, Karolina Lopes Dias, Iago José da Silva Domingos, Nadja Simbera Hemetrio, Joilson Xavier, Felipe Iani, Vagner Fonseca, Marta Giovanetti, Leonardo Camilo de Oliveira, Mauro Martins Teixeira, Zelia Ines Portela Lobato, Helena Lage Ferreira, Clarice Weis Arns, Edison Durigon, Betânia Paiva Drumond, Luiz Carlos Junior Alcantara, Marcelo Pires Nogueira de Carvalho, Giliane de Souza Trindade
- PMID: 36823719
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2903.221339
Abstract
We tested coatis (Nasua nasua) living in an urban park near a densely populated area of Brazil and found natural SARS-CoV-2 Zeta variant infections by using quantitative reverse transcription PCR, genomic sequencing, and serologic surveillance. We recommend a One Health strategy to improve surveillance of and response to COVID-19.
Keywords: Brazil; COVID-19; SARS; SARS-CoV-2; coatis; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; natural infections; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; spillback; urban parks; viruses; wildlife; zoonoses.