Volume 12, Number 12—December 2006
Synopsis
Review of Bats and SARS
Lin-Fa Wang*
, Zhengli Shi†, Shuyi Zhang‡§, Hume E. Field¶, Peter Daszak#, and Bryan T. Eaton*
, Zhengli Shi†, Shuyi Zhang‡§, Hume E. Field¶, Peter Daszak#, and Bryan T. Eaton*Table 1
Animal species susceptible to infection by SARS coronavirus*
| Animal | Mode of infection | Clinical signs | References | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common name | Taxonomic name | |||
| Masked palm civet | Paguma larvata | Natural | None observed | (9) |
| Experimental | Fever, lethargy, reduced appetite | (11) | ||
| Racoon dog | Nyctereutes procyonoides | Natural | None observed | (9) |
| Chinese ferret badger | Melogale moschata | Natural | None observed | (9) |
| Cynomolgus macaque | Macaca facicularis | Experimental | Lethargy, skin rash, respiratory distress | (12) |
| Rhesus macaque | Macaca mulatta | Experimental | Fever, low appetite | (13,14) |
| African green monkey | Cercopithecus aethiops | Experimental | None observed | (15) |
| Ferret | Mustela furo | Experimental | Lethargy, mild pulmonary lesions | (16) |
| Golden hamster | Mesocricetus auratus | Experimental | None observed | (17) |
| Guinea pig | Cavia porcellus | Experimental | None observed | (18) |
| Mouse | Mus musculus | Experimental | Aged animal (12–14 mo): weight loss, hunched posture, ruffled fur, slight dehydration | (19) |
| Young animal (4–6 weeks): none observed | (20) | |||
| Rat | Rattus rattus | Experimental | None observed | B.T. Eaton et al., unpub. data |
| Domestic cat | Felis domesticus | Natural | Not reported | (16) |
| Experimental | None observed | (16) | ||
| Pig | Sus scrofa | Natural | Not reported | (21) |
| Experimental | None observed | (22)
*SARS, severe acute respiratory syndrome. *SARS, severe acute respiratory syndrome. | ||
*SARS, severe acute respiratory syndrome.
