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Volume 31, Number 7—July 2025

Research

Persistence of SARS-CoV-2 Alpha Variant in White-Tailed Deer, Ohio, USA

Natalie N. Tarbuck1, Sofya K. Garushyants1, Dillon S. McBride, Patricia M. Dennis, John Franks, Karlie Woodard, Austin Shamblin, Michael G. Sovic, Derek T. Collins, Kyle Van Why, Richard J. Webby, Martha I. Nelson, and Andrew S. BowmanComments to Author 
Author affiliation: The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA (N.N. Tarbuck, D.S. McBride, P.M. Dennis, A. Shamblin, M.G. Sovic, A.S. Bowman); National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA (S.K. Garushyants, M.I. Nelson); Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Cleveland, Ohio, USA (P.M. Dennis); St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA (J. Franks, K. Woodard, R.J. Webby); Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA (D.T. Collins); Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA (K. Van Why).

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SARS-CoV-2 whole genome sequences generated for a study on the persistence of SARS-CoV-2 Alpha variant in white-tailed deer, Ohio, USA

Strain name Region Pangolin lineage (17) Date Cluster
SC2/deer/USA/OH-OSU-COV0045057/2023 R6 B.1.1.7 2023 Jan 26 Alpha cluster
SC2/deer/USA/OH-OSU-COV0045054/2023 R6 B.1.1.7 2023 Jan 26 Alpha cluster
SC2/deer/USA/OH-OSU-COV0045056/2023 R6 B.1.1.7 2023 Jan 26 Alpha cluster
SC2/deer/USA/OH-OSU-COV0045058/2023 R6 B.1.1.7 2023 Jan 26 Alpha cluster
SC2/deer/USA/OH-OSU-COV0045967/2023 R6 B.1.1.7 2023 Jan 26 Alpha cluster
SC2/deer/USA/OH-OSU-COV0054305/2023 R1 XBB.1.5.35 2023 Feb 23 Omicron cluster 1
SC2/deer/USA/OH-OSU-COV0054309/2023 R1 XBB.1.5.35 2023 Feb 23 Omicron cluster 1
SC2/deer/USA/OH-OSU-COV0054308/2023 R1 XBB.1.5.35 2023 Feb 23 Omicron cluster 1
SC2/deer/USA/OH-OSU-COV0054313/2023 R1 XBB.1.5.35 2023 Feb 23 Omicron cluster 1
SC2/deer/USA/OH-OSU-COV0054303/2023 R1 XBB.1.5.35 2023 Feb 23 Omicron cluster 1
SC2/deer/USA/OH-OSU-COV0054306/2023 R1 XBB.1.5.35 2023 Feb 23 Omicron cluster 1
SC2/deer/USA/OH-OSU-COV0054343/2023 R9 XBB.1.5.35 2023 Feb 27 Omicron cluster 1
SC2/deer/USA/OH-OSU-COV0054342/2023 R9 XBB.1.5.35 2023 Feb 27 Omicron cluster 1
SC2/deer/USA/OH-OSU-COV0060785/2023 R1 XBB.1.5.35 2023 Mar 9 Omicron cluster 1
SC2/deer/USA/OH-OSU-COV0060778/2023 R1 XBB.1.5.35 2023 Mar 9 Omicron cluster 1
SC2/deer/USA/OH-OSU-COV0060777/2023 R1 XBB.1.5.35 2023 Mar 9 Omicron cluster 1
SC2/deer/USA/OH-OSU-COV0060782/2023 R1 XBB.1.5.35 2023 Mar 9 Omicron cluster 1
SC2/deer/USA/OH-OSU-COV0060781/2023 R1 XBB.1.5.35 2023 Mar 9 Omicron cluster 1
SC2/deer/USA/OH-OSU-COV0060793/2023 R1 XBB.1.5.35 2023 Mar 9 Omicron cluster 1
SC2/deer/USA/OH-OSU-COV0045880/2023 R9 BQ.1.1 2023 Jan 30 Omicron cluster 2
SC2/deer/USA/OH-OSU-COV0045866/2023 R9 BQ.1.1 2023 Jan 30 Omicron cluster 2
SC2/deer/USA/OH-OSU-COV0045876/2023 R9 BQ.1.1 2023 Jan 30 Omicron cluster 2
SC2/deer/USA/OH-OSU-COV0045889/2023 R9 BQ.1.1 2023 Jan 30 Omicron cluster 2
SC2/deer/USA/OH-OSU-COV0045870/2023 R9 BQ.1.1 2023 Jan 30 Omicron cluster 2
SC2/deer/USA/OH-OSU-COV0045877/2023 R9 BQ.1.1 2023 Jan 30 Omicron cluster 2
SC2/deer/USA/OH-OSU-COV0045873/2023 R9 BQ.1.1.67 2023 Jan 30 Omicron cluster 2
SC2/deer/USA/OH-OSU-COV0045874/2023 R9 BQ.1.1.67 2023 Jan 30 Omicron cluster 2
SC2/deer/USA/OH-OSU-COV0045887/2023 R9 BQ.1.1 2023 Jan 30 Omicron cluster 2
SC2/deer/USA/OH-OSU-COV0045890/2023 R9 BQ.1.1 2023 Jan 30 Omicron cluster 2
SC2/deer/USA/OH-OSU-COV0054341/2023 R9 BQ.1.1.67 2023 Feb 27 Omicron cluster 2
SC2/deer/USA/OH-OSU-COV0054302/2023 R9 BQ.1.1 2023 Feb 27 Omicron cluster 2
SC2/deer/USA/OH-OSU-COV0060771/2023 R5 BQ.1.1 2023 Mar 13 Omicron cluster 2
SC2/deer/USA/OH-OSU-COV0060768/2023 R5 BQ.1.1 2023 Mar 13 Omicron cluster 2
SC2/deer/USA/OH-OSU-COV0060769/2023 R5 BQ.1.1 2023 Mar 13 Omicron cluster 2
SC2/deer/USA/OH-OSU-COV0045465/2023 R5 BQ.1.23 2023 Jan 25 Omicron singleton 1
SC2/deer/USA/OH-OSU-COV0054384/2023 R5 BQ.1.1.63 2023 Feb 13 Omicron singleton 2

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