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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Abstract:
We report surveillance conducted in 217 pestiferous rodents in Hong Kong for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). We did not detect SARS-CoV-2 RNA but identified 1 seropositive rodent, suggesting exposure to a virus antigenically similar to SARS-CoV-2. Potential exposure of urban rodents to SARS-CoV-2 cannot be ruled out.
Keywords:
COVID-19ChinaHong KongSARS-CoV-2coronavirus diseaserespiratory infectionsrodentsserosurveillancesevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2urban public healthviruseszoonoses
