November 23, 2020

Lack of Susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 and MERS-CoV in Poultry

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Transmission

Keywords (Tags): transmission

Inoculation of SARS-CoV-2 or MERS-CoV into 5 poultry species (chickens, turkeys, ducks, quail, and geese; 10 birds of each species included) did not show clinical signs of disease, virus replication in oropharyngeal and cloacal swabs, nor serum antibody response in serum at 14 days post-challenge. The authors suggest that poultry are unlikely to support replication of either virus.

Suarez et al. (Nov 23, 2020). Lack of Susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 and MERS-CoV in Poultry. Emerging Infectious Diseases. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2612.202989