SARS-CoV-2 has not emerged in roe, red or fallow deer in Germany or Austria during the COVID 19 pandemic

  1. Andres Moreira-Soto
  2. Christian Walzer
  3. Gábor Á. Czirják
  4. Martin Richter
  5. Stephen F. Marino
  6. Annika Posautz
  7. Pau Rodo de Yebra
  8. Gayle K. McEwen
  9. Jan Felix Drexler
  10. Alex D. Greenwood
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Abstract

Spillover of SARS-CoV-2 to North American white tailed deer ( Odocoileus virginianus) has been documented. We evaluated pre and pandemic exposure of German and Austrian deer species using a SARS-CoV-2 pseudoneutralization assay. In stark contrast to North American white tailed deer, we found no evidence of SARS-CoV-2 exposure.

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Using a sensitive serological assay, 433 pre and pandemic deer samples from Germany and Austria tested negative for SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies highlighting a major difference between central European and North American deer exposure and in their epidemiologic roles.

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