Natural SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Kept Ferrets, Spain #MMPMID34152974
Gortazar C; Barroso-Arevalo S; Ferreras-Colino E; Isla J; de la Fuente G; Rivera B; Dominguez L; de la Fuente J; Sanchez-Vizcaino JM
Emerg Infect Dis 2021[Jul]; 27 (7): 1994-1996 PMID34152974show ga
We found severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 RNA in 6 (8.4%) of 71 ferrets in central Spain and isolated and sequenced virus from 1 oral and 1 rectal swab specimen. Natural infection occurs in kept ferrets when virus circulation among humans is high. However, small ferret collections probably cannot maintain virus circulation.