The virus has been confirmed in wildlife in at least 24 U.S. states
showed someone in nearby Ontario likely contracted a highly mutated strain from a deer.
“If we consider that there are many species and they’re all intermingling to some extent, their patterns and their movements can exponentially increase the amount of transmission that could occur,” he said.Their research is meant to ward off such unwelcome surprises. But it carries its own set of risks.
Wind whipped at his face as he worked in deep snow to quickly swab the deer’s nose for COVID, put on a tracking collar and collect blood and other biological samples for different research. When Kautz crawled part-way into the den, a colleague held his feet to pull him out quickly if necessary. The team also gave the animal a drug to keep it sleeping and another later to counteract the effects of the first.
It’s also possible the virus hasn’t reached this remote location—yet. Since it’s already circulating in the wilderness of Minnesota and nearby states, Aliota said it’s only a matter of time.Close contact between humans and animals has allowed the virus to overcome built-in barriers to spread between species.
But other locks are similar enough for the virus to enter an animal’s cells and make copies of itself. As it does, it can randomly mutate and still have a key that fits in the human lock. That allows it to leap back to humans through close contact with live animals, scientists believe.
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