Experimental Infection and Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron Variants among Beagle Dogs
Kwang‐Soo Lyoo, Hanbyeul Lee, Sung-Geun Lee, Minjoo Yeom, Joo-Yeon Lee, Kyung-Chang Kim, Jeong‐Sun Yang, Daesub Song
Abstract
We assessed susceptibility of dogs to SARS-COV-2 Delta and Omicron variants by experimentally inoculating beagle dogs. Moreover, we investigated transmissibility of the variants from infected to naive dogs. The dogs were susceptible to infection without clinical signs and transmitted both strains to other dogs through direct contact.
Topics & Concepts
BeagleTransmissibility (structural dynamics)VirologyTransmission (telecommunications)BiologySevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)InoculationDeltaCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)MedicineImmunologyDiseasePathologyGeneticsInfectious disease (medical specialty)EngineeringVibration isolationElectrical engineeringAerospace engineeringVibrationQuantum mechanicsPhysicsSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchSARS-CoV-2 detection and testingAnimal Virus Infections Studies