Pigs are not susceptible to SARS‐CoV‐2 infection but are a model for viral immunogenicity studies
Júlia Vergara‐Alert, Jordi Rodon, Jorge Carrillo, Nigeer Te, Nuria Izquierdo‐Useros, Maria Luisa Rodrı́guez de la Concepción, Carlos Ávila‐Nieto, Vı́ctor Guallar, Alfonso Valencia, Guillermo Cantero, Julià Blanco, Bonaventura Clotet, Albert Bensaïd, Joaquím Segalés
Abstract
Conventional piglets were inoculated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) through different routes, including intranasal, intratracheal, intramuscular and intravenous ones. Although piglets were not susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 and lacked lesions or viral RNA in tissues/swabs, seroconversion was observed in pigs inoculated parenterally (intramuscularly or intravenously).
Topics & Concepts
SeroconversionImmunogenicityVirologySevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)InoculationNasal administrationMedicineCoronavirusRespiratory systemCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirusBiologyImmunologyAntibodyVirusPathologyInternal medicineDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchAnimal Virus Infections StudiesCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies