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Volume 31, Number 2—February 2025
Research

Respiratory Shedding of Infectious SARS-CoV-2 Omicron XBB.1.41.1 Lineage among Captive White-Tailed Deer, Texas, USA

Francisco C. FerreiraComments to Author , Tahmina Pervin, Wendy Tang, Joseph Hediger, Logan Thomas, Walter Cook, Michael Cherry, Benjamin W. Neuman, Gabriel L. Hamer, and Sarah A. HamerComments to Author 
Author affiliation: Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA (F. Ferreira, T. Pervin, W. Tang, L. Thomas, W. Cook, B.W. Neuman, G.L. Hamer, S.A. Hamer); Texas A&M University—Kingsville, Kingsville, Texas, USA (J. Hediger, M. Cherry)

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Quantitative reverse transcription PCR Ct values, virus isolation results, and PRNT90 results in study of respiratory shedding of infectious SARS-CoV_2 Omicron XBB 1.41.1 lineage among captive white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), Texas, USA, November 2023*

Animal identification no. Ct value for respiratory swab samples Ct value for rectal swab samples Virus isolation from respiratory swab samples PRNT90 endpoint titer
231115-USDA-D87 28.04 NA Negative 1:80
231115-USDA-D88 29.02 33.44 Negative† 1:320
231115-USDA-D89 31.62 NA Negative 1:80
231115-USDA-D90 28.30 NA Negative 1:80
231115-USDA-D91 NA NA NA 1:640
231115-USDA-D92 28.66 NA Positive 1:160
231115-USDA-D93 28.11 NA Positive 1:20
231115-USDA-D94 24.73 NA Positive 1:40
231115-USDA-D95 22.12 NA Positive 1:40
231115-USDA-D96 23.78 NA Positive 1:10
231115-USDA-D97 NA NA NA 1:160
231115-USDA-D98 NA NA NA 1:20
231115-USDA-D99 NA NA NA 1:20
231115-USDA-D100 31.92 NA Positive 1:10
231115-USDA-D101 31.07 NA Negative 1:160

*Ct, cycle threshold; NA, not applicable; PRNT90, 90% plaque reduction neutralization test. †Neither respiratory nor rectal swab samples yielded infectious virus.

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