TY - JOUR AU - Ulrich, Lorenz AU - Michelitsch, Anna AU - Halwe, Nico AU - Wernike, Kerstin AU - Hoffmann, Donata AU - Beer, Martin T1 - Experimental SARS-CoV-2 Infection of Bank Voles T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2021 VL - 27 IS - 4 SP - 1193 SN - 1080-6059 AB - After experimental inoculation, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection was confirmed in bank voles by seroconversion within 8 days and detection of viral RNA in nasal tissue for up to 21 days. However, transmission to contact animals was not detected. Thus, bank voles are unlikely to establish effective transmission cycles in nature. KW - coronavirus KW - 2019 novel coronavirus disease KW - SARS-CoV-2 KW - severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 KW - zoonoses KW - coronavirus disease KW - COVID-19 KW - viruses KW - respiratory infections KW - bank vole KW - susceptibility KW - serology KW - wildlife cycle KW - sylvatic cycle KW - rodent KW - Germany DO - 10.3201/eid2704.204945 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/4/20-4945_article ER - End of Reference