SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Captive Hippos (Hippopotamus amphibius), Belgium.

Two adult female hippos in Zoo Antwerp who were naturally infected with SARS-CoV-2 showed nasal discharge for a few days. Virus was detected by immunocytochemistry and PCR in nasal swab samples and by PCR in faeces and pool water. Serology was also positive. No treatment was necessary.

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Verfasser: Vercammen, Francis
Cay, Brigitte
Gryseels, Sophie
Balmelle, Nadège
Joffrin, Léa
Van Hoorde, Koenraad
Verhaegen, Bavo
Mathijs, Elisabeth
Van Vredendaal, Rianne
Dharmadhikari, Tanmay
Chiers, Koen
Van Olmen, Tim J S
Agliani, Gianfilippo
Van den Brand, Judith M A
Leirs, Herwig
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
Schlagwörter: SARS-CoV-2 / captive / faeces / hippo / nasal / pool / Animal Science and Zoology / General Veterinary
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27383067
Datenquelle: BASE; Originalkatalog
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Link(s) : https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/426753