U.S. reports world's first deer with COVID-19

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CHICAGO, Aug 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. government said on Friday it had confirmed the world's first cases of COVID-19 in deer, expanding the list of animals known to have tested positive for the disease.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported infections of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in wild white-tailed deer in the state of Ohio, according to a statement. There were no reports of deer showing symptoms of infection, the USDA said.

"We do not know how the deer were exposed to SARS-CoV-2," USDA spokeswoman Lyndsay Cole wrote in an e-mail to Reuters. "It’s possible they were exposed through people, the environment, other deer, or another animal species."

The USDA has previously reported COVID-19 in animals including dogs, cats, tigers, lions, snow leopards, otters, gorillas and minks.

 

Worldwide, most animal infections were reported in species that had close contact with a person with COVID-19, according to the agency.

The USDA reported last month that white-tailed deer populations in Illinois, Michigan, New York, and Pennsylvania were exposed to SARS-CoV-2, based on a study that analyzed serum samples from free-ranging deer for antibodies to the disease.

The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine collected samples from the infected deer in Ohio from January to March as part of ongoing studies, the USDA said. The samples were presumed to be positive for COVID-19 in university tests, and the cases were confirmed at USDA's National Veterinary Services Laboratories, according to the statement.

Reporting by Tom Polansek Editing by Marguerita Choy

[Pulkapresident]

Deer ki mask estaara

[tacobell fan]

Just now, Pulkapresident said:

Deer ki mask estaara

Vaccines vachayaka maska endhuku 

[Pulkapresident]

Just now, tacobell fan said:

Vaccines vachayaka maska endhuku 

Mandatory testing is back.

[grogu]

[Battu123]

@kfrockz jagrata 

[kfrockz]

15 minutes ago, Battu123 said:

@kfrockz jagrata 

[MRI]

asalu deer ni test cheyyalani ela anipinchindi?? just curious

[Vaampire]

2 minutes ago, MRI said:

asalu deer ni test cheyyalani ela anipinchindi?? just curious

May be symptoms?

[bhaigan]

 bro

[MRI]

44 minutes ago, Vaampire said:

May be symptoms?

deer ni kooda monitor ela chestaaro.. numbers emi threatened kaadu kada..

[Vaampire]

Just now, MRI said:

deer ni kooda monitor ela chestaaro.. numbers emi threatened kaadu kada..

Random ayyi undochu. May be rangers noticed some thing unusual