Deer-human COVID-19 transmission possible
Although whitetails have been a host of SARS-CoV-2, there has been no evidence to suggest that deer could transfer the disease, until now.
Although whitetails have been a host of SARS-CoV-2, there has been no evidence to suggest that deer could transfer the disease, until now.
The virus that causes COVID-19 was found in five white-tailed deer samples collected in southwestern Ontario last November.
A USDA study has determined that some free-ranging deer in some states have been exposed to the virus that causes COVID-19.