A retrospective study showing a high rate of seropositivity against SARS-CoV-2 in wild felines in India.

Richa BorkakotiM KarikalanSanket Kumar NehulHarsh Rajeshbhai JogiKirtika SharmaSushmita NautiyalRagini MishraSonalika MahajanSanchay Kumar BiswasSukdeb NandiVishal ChanderAbhijit PawdeG SaikumarKaram Pal SinghGaurav Kumar Sharma

Published in: Archives of virology (2023)

We report a high rate of seropositivity against SARS-CoV-2 in wild felines in India. Seropositivity was determined by microneutralization and plaque reduction neutralization assays in captive Asiatic lions, leopards, and Bengal tigers. The rate of seropositivity was positively correlated with that of the incidence in humans, suggesting the occurrence of large spillover events.

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