SARS-CoV-2 is transmitted via contact and via the air between ferrets

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 3496 - 6
• Main Authors: Richard, Mathilde, Kok, Adinda, de Meulder, Dennis, Bestebroer, Theo M., Lamers, Mart M., Okba, Nisreen M. A., Fentener van Vlissingen, Martje, Rockx, Barry, Haagmans, Bart L., Koopmans, Marion P. G., Fouchier, Ron A. M., Herfst, Sander
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 08.07.2020; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 13/1; 13/106; 45/91; 631/326/596/2563; 631/326/596/4130; Aerosols; Animal models; Animals; Antibodies, Viral - blood; Betacoronavirus - genetics; Betacoronavirus - immunology; Betacoronavirus - isolation & purification; Betacoronavirus - physiology; Coronavirus Infections - transmission; Coronavirus Infections - virology; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Disease control; Disease Models, Animal; Droplets; Ferrets; Genome, Viral - genetics; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Information dissemination; multidisciplinary; Mustela; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral - transmission; Pneumonia, Viral - virology; Rectum - virology; Respiratory System - virology; SARS-CoV-2; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Sequence Analysis, RNA; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Viral diseases; Virus Shedding; Viruses

SARS-CoV-2, a coronavirus that emerged in late 2019, has spread rapidly worldwide, and information about the modes of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 among humans is critical to apply appropriate infection control measures and to slow its spread. Here we show that SARS-CoV-2 is transmitted efficiently vi...