Abstract
Several studies reported a high prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 among white-tailed deer in North America. Monitoring cervids in all regions to better understand SARS-CoV-2 infection and circulation in other deer populations has been urged. To evaluate deer exposure and/or infection to/by SARS-CoV-2 in Poland, we sampled 90 red deer shot by hunters in five hunting districts in north-eastern Poland. Serum and nasopharyngeal swabs were collected, and then an immunofluorescent assay (IFA) to detect anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies was performed as well as real-time PCR with reverse transcription for direct virus detection. No positive samples were detected. There is no evidence of spillover of SARS-CoV-2 from the human to deer population in Poland.
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; cervid; deer; spillover; susceptibility; transmission.
【저자키워드】 SARS-CoV-2, susceptibility, Transmission., deer, spillover, cervid, 【초록키워드】 SARS-COV-2 infection, Infection, Transmission, Poland, Population, Prevalence, Nasopharyngeal swab, Region, anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody, Real-time PCR, virus detection, monitoring, reverse transcription, circulation, Evidence, IFA, North America, positive sample, FIVE, detect, collected, evaluate, reported, was performed, 【제목키워드】 Poland, vector, reservoir, role, Cervus, Red,