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Volume 29, Number 6—June 2023
Synopsis

Probable Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from African Lion to Zoo Employees, Indiana, USA, 2021

Audrey A. Siegrist1, Kira L. Richardson, Ria R. Ghai, Brian Pope, Jamie Yeadon, Betsy Culp, Casey Barton Behravesh, Lixia Liu, Jennifer A. Brown, and Leslie V. BoyerComments to Author 
Author affiliations: Potawatomi Zoo, South Bend, Indiana, USA (A.A. Siegrist, B. Culp); Indiana Department of Health, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA (K.L. Richardson, B. Pope, J. Yeadon, L. Liu, J.A. Brown); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (R.R. Ghai, C. Barton Behravesh); University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA (L.V. Boyer)

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Figure 3

Phylogenetic tree of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant, AY.103 lineage, genome sequences from an African lion (day 1 and day 5) and 2 zoo employees (Z1 and Z2) shown in comparison with reference sequences from COVID-19 patients from 7 counties in Indiana, USA, August 2021–February 2022. Reference sequences are labeled chronologically as S1 to S10. Stars indicate specimens collected in December 2021.

Figure 3. Phylogenetic tree of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant, AY.103 lineage, genome sequences from an African lion (day 1 and day 5) and 2 zoo employees (Z1 and Z2) shown in comparison with reference sequences from COVID-19 patients from 7 counties in Indiana, USA, August 2021–February 2022. Reference sequences are labeled chronologically as S1 to S10. Stars indicate specimens collected in December 2021.

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1Current affiliation: Fresno Chaffee Zoo, Fresno, California, USA.

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