An outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant and deaths of three lions in a zoo

• Published in: One health Vol. 19; p. 100870
• Main Authors: Kuroda, Yudai, Ozaki, Miki, Sakai, Yusuke, Uchida-Fujii, Eri, Hanada, Ikumi, Yamamoto, Tsukasa, Tatemoto, Kango, Hirata, Yuichiro, Sato, Yuko, Katano, Harutaka, Nagata, Noriyo, Kato, Hirofumi, Shimada, Tomoe, Suzuki, Tadaki, Nakao, Tatsuko, Maeda, Ken
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.12.2024; Elsevier
• Subjects: death; histopathology; Lion; mammals; Omicron; Research Paper; Reverse zoonosis; SARS-CoV-2; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; species; Ursidae; zoos; Lion; SARS-CoV-2; Omicron; Reverse zoonosis

There have been reports of the transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from humans to various mammalian species. Some infected animals show clinical signs and may even die in rare cases. Outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 have been reported in zoos where susceptible animals...