@article{effe1ddcf66147849a1521fc25fbcbb0,
title = "Multi-species outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant in a zoological institution, with the detection in two new families of carnivores",
abstract = "Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has a worldwide distribution in humans and many other mammalian species. In late September 2021, 12 animals maintained by the Chicago Zoological Society's Brookfield Zoo were observed with variable clinical signs. The Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 was detected in faeces and nasal swabs by qRT-PCR, including the first detection in animals from the families Procyonidae and Viverridae. Test positivity rate was 12.5% for 35 animals tested. All animals had been vaccinated with at least one dose of a recombinant vaccine designed for animals and all recovered with variable supportive treatment. Sequence analysis showed that six zoo animal strains were closely correlated with 18 human SARS-CoV-2 strains, suggestive of potential human-to-animal transmission events. This report documents the expanding host range of COVID-19 during the ongoing pandemic.",
keywords = "SARS-CoV-2 monitoring, zoo, viverridae, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus, procyonidae, carnivore, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Procyonidae, Viverridae",
author = "Allender, {Matthew C} and Adkesson, {Michael J} and Langan, {Jennifer N} and Delk, {Katie W} and Thomas Meehan and Copper Aitken-Palmer and McEntire, {Michael M} and Killian, {Mary L} and Mia Torchetti and Morales, {Shirley A} and Connie Austin and Richard Fredrickson and Colleen Olmstead and Ruian Ke and Rebecca Smith and Hostnik, {Eric T} and Karen Terio and Leyi Wang",
note = "Funding Information: The authors thank Bill Zeigler, Tim Sullivan, Sondi Dornhecker, and all animal care staff and veterinary technicians at the Chicago Zoological Society for their dedicated work in identifying, adapting, and implementing procedural changes during this outbreak. The findings and conclusions in this publication are those of the authors and should not be construed to represent any official U.S. Department of Agriculture or U.S. Government determination or policy. Funding for case investigation was provided by the Chicago Zoological Society, sequencing was financed by the University of Illinois Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, and support for molecular work performed at NVSL was provided by NVSL. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022 The Authors. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases published by Wiley-VCH GmbH.",
year = "2022",
month = sep,
doi = "10.1111/tbed.14662",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "69",
pages = "e3060--e3075",
journal = "Transboundary and Emerging Diseases",
issn = "1865-1674",
publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell",
number = "5",
}