Switzerland - 1 new outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 in a fox (WOAH, November 22, 2022)

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Switzerland - SARS-CoV-2 in animals (Inf. with) - Follow up report 16

GENERAL INFORMATION
COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
COUNTRY/TERRITORY

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
Emerging

EVENT ID
3521

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

CAUSAL AGENT
SARS-CoV-2

GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
-

START DATE
2021/01/20

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Emerging disease

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
-

CONFIRMATION DATE
2021/01/26

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE
-

SELF-DECLARATION
NO

REPORT INFORMATION
REPORT NUMBER
Follow-up report 16

REPORT ID
FUR_157958

REPORT REFERENCE
-

REPORT DATE
2022/11/22

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT
No new information available since the last report

EPIDEMIOLOGY

SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
Unknown or inconclusive

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
ZH_COVID_1_Fox: This case concerning a fox in captivity (Vulpes vulpes) was detected in the frame of a research project on routine samples from animals which are tested on SARS-CoV-2. The project is in the responsibility of the Clinical Laboratory of the Vetsuisse Faculty (VSF) of the University of Zurich (UZH). VS_COVID_1_Fox: This case concerning a wild fox (Vulpes vulpes )in a was detected in the framework of a research project in Swiss wildlife. The project is under the responsibility of the Institute for Fish and Wildlife Health (FIWI), Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, and the Clinical Laboratory, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich (UZH), Switzerland.

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https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/3521