COVID-19 antibodies detected in whitetails
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I thought this sentence was super interesting, "Three wild deer blood samples from January 2020, when the virus was just beginning to spread in the U.S., also contained antibodies, Nature reports."
January 2020 in wild deer already? wow. makes me think it was over here well before Jan 2020.
January 2020 in wild deer already? wow. makes me think it was over here well before Jan 2020.
bullbugle307
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Possible. Or it just made the jump real fast.
Maybe I missed it but did it mentioned what areas the deer were sampled from?
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I haven't read the paper that was quoted but I was curious on that also. Wouldn't be surprised if it was in the NE.
stealthy_bowman
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Michigan, Illinois, Pennsylvania and New York.
Here's another publication on the subject. I apologize if this has already been posted. I doubt Covid can be eliminated if we have reservoir host across our landscape. I've seen news of it turning up in various zoo animals, dogs, and who knows what else. I'd guess mule deer also harbor the virus. So, the virus continues to circulate even if humans achieve 100% vaccination???
www.biorxiv.org
Multiple spillovers and onward transmission of SARS-Cov-2 in free-living and captive White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Many animal species are susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 and could potentially act as reservoirs, yet transmission in non-human free-living animals has not been documented. White-tailed deer ( Odocoileus virginianus) , the predominant cervid in North America, are susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection...
Bigjay73
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It's been infecting other than homosapien species since the get go. We're dealing with mother nature, she's gonna do whatever she sees fit.
SaskHunter
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So, who's been jumping deer and french kissing them?
If the assumption is it was passed from humans to deer, I wonder how. If covid spreads as an aerosol, are humans in close enough contact with deer for this to happen? I am skeptical since deer generally do not come up and lick our faces. It is also believed that covid does not do well when exposed to uv and in outdoor environments which would eliminate covid lingering on à lot of surfaces in the woods. Obviously, the antibodies are a result of some sort of spread. I am not sure we have this covid thing figured out as much as we would like to think. Interesting article.
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How SARS-CoV-2 in American deer could alter the course of the global pandemic — NPR
Scientists have evidence that SARS-CoV-2 is circulating in white-tailed deer in the U.S. They say the findings could essentially dash any hopes of eliminating the virus in the U.S. — and the world.
If it was sheep I could see for sure it happening but deer?
As a former elected official, don’t be so sure it isn’t.
4ohSick
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Ok Ms. Taylor Greene. Being elected adds SO much credibility.
