SARS-CoV-2 and Other Coronaviruses in Rats, Berlin, Germany, 2023
We tested 130 rats captured in Berlin for coronaviruses. SARS-CoV-2 antibodies were detected in 1 rat, but all animals were negative by reverse transcription PCR, suggesting SARS-CoV-2 was not circulating in the rat population. However, alphacoronaviruses were found. Monitoring rodent populations h...
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| author | Kerstin Wernike Calvin Mehl Andrea Aebischer Lorenz Ulrich Mario Heising Rainer G. Ulrich Martin Beer |
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We tested 130 rats captured in Berlin for coronaviruses. SARS-CoV-2 antibodies were detected in 1 rat, but all animals were negative by reverse transcription PCR, suggesting SARS-CoV-2 was not circulating in the rat population. However, alphacoronaviruses were found. Monitoring rodent populations helps to determine coronavirus occurrence, transmission, and zoonotic potential.
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| spelling | doaj-art-2ae3d2949e904016bfcaac278602d9ec2025-08-20T01:55:15ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592024-10-0130102205220810.3201/eid3010.241079SARS-CoV-2 and Other Coronaviruses in Rats, Berlin, Germany, 2023Kerstin WernikeCalvin MehlAndrea AebischerLorenz UlrichMario HeisingRainer G. UlrichMartin Beer We tested 130 rats captured in Berlin for coronaviruses. SARS-CoV-2 antibodies were detected in 1 rat, but all animals were negative by reverse transcription PCR, suggesting SARS-CoV-2 was not circulating in the rat population. However, alphacoronaviruses were found. Monitoring rodent populations helps to determine coronavirus occurrence, transmission, and zoonotic potential. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30/10/24-1079_articleSARS-CoV-2severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2coronavirusrodentsratreservoir |
| spellingShingle | Kerstin Wernike Calvin Mehl Andrea Aebischer Lorenz Ulrich Mario Heising Rainer G. Ulrich Martin Beer SARS-CoV-2 and Other Coronaviruses in Rats, Berlin, Germany, 2023 Emerging Infectious Diseases SARS-CoV-2 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 coronavirus rodents rat reservoir |
| title | SARS-CoV-2 and Other Coronaviruses in Rats, Berlin, Germany, 2023 |
| title_full | SARS-CoV-2 and Other Coronaviruses in Rats, Berlin, Germany, 2023 |
| title_fullStr | SARS-CoV-2 and Other Coronaviruses in Rats, Berlin, Germany, 2023 |
| title_full_unstemmed | SARS-CoV-2 and Other Coronaviruses in Rats, Berlin, Germany, 2023 |
| title_short | SARS-CoV-2 and Other Coronaviruses in Rats, Berlin, Germany, 2023 |
| title_sort | sars cov 2 and other coronaviruses in rats berlin germany 2023 |
| topic | SARS-CoV-2 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 coronavirus rodents rat reservoir |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30/10/24-1079_article |
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