Modeling SARS-CoV-2 propagation using rat coronavirus-associated shedding and transmission
Zeiss CJ, Asher JL, Wyk B, Allore HG, Compton SR. Modeling SARS-CoV-2 propagation using rat coronavirus-associated shedding and transmission. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0260038. PMID: 34813610, PMCID: PMC8610237, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsViral sheddingSialodacryoadenitis virusSARS-CoV-2Prior natural infectionSARS-CoV-2 propagationSeropositive animalsLow-level sheddingNaive recipient ratsCOVID-19Cycle threshold valuesDirect contact exposureSeroconversion ratesReinfected animalsRecipient ratsImmune protectionHigh riskNaive animalsSusceptible individualsInitial infectionGlobal immunityExposure paradigmRat coronavirusNatural infectionInfectionRats