SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 Variant Infection in Malayan Tigers, Virginia, USA. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • We report infection of 3 Malayan tigers with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) B.1.1.7 (Alpha) variant at a zoologic park in Virginia, USA. All tigers exhibited respiratory signs consistent with SARS-CoV-2 infection. These findings show that tigers are susceptible to infection with the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 variant.

published proceedings

  • Emerg Infect Dis

altmetric score

  • 10.75

author list (cited authors)

  • Mitchell, P. K., Martins, M., Reilly, T., Caserta, L. C., Anderson, R. R., Cronk, B. D., ... Diel, D. G.

citation count

  • 10

complete list of authors

  • Mitchell, Patrick K||Martins, Mathias||Reilly, Tara||Caserta, Leonardo C||Anderson, Renee R||Cronk, Brittany D||Murphy, Julia||Goodrich, Erin L||Diel, Diego G

publication date

  • December 2021