PREPRINT (not yet peer reviewed): โSARS-CoV-2 occurrence in white-tailed #deer throughout their range in the conterminous #USAโ
#Researchers collected >11k samples from deer ๐ฆ in 29 states ๐บ๐ธ. #COVID was almost everywhere.
COVID prevalence declined over the course of the study, coincident with the rise of #Omicron, and the authors #hypothesize deer may be less susceptible.
With #diverse #hosts, COVID will continue to present a #complex #spillover #control #challenge.
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