학술논문

Pigs are not susceptible to SARS‐CoV‐2 infection but are a model for viral immunogenicity studies.
Document Type
Article
Source
Transboundary & Emerging Diseases. Jul2021, Vol. 68 Issue 4, p1721-1725. 5p.
Subject
*SARS-CoV-2
*COVID-19
*PIGLETS
*SWINE
Language
ISSN
1865-1674
Abstract
Conventional piglets were inoculated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) through different routes, including intranasal, intratracheal, intramuscular and intravenous ones. Although piglets were not susceptible to SARS‐CoV‐2 and lacked lesions or viral RNA in tissues/swabs, seroconversion was observed in pigs inoculated parenterally (intramuscularly or intravenously). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]