Wildlife in Britain found free of SARS-CoV-2, but novel virus discovered in stoats SARSCoV2 Virus Stoats Coronavirus Disease COVID UK Minacovirus biorxivpreprint
The study is currently available on the bioRxiv* preprint server.
Background Coronaviruses are a diverse group of enveloped RNA viruses found in a wide range of vertebrate hosts, including humans and domestic dogs. Among different genera, alpha- and beta-coronaviruses are primarily responsible for causing infection in mammals. Considering these predispositions, scientists have designed this study to detect the presence of coronavirus infections in wild animals present in Great Britain. Animals included in the study are known to have a higher susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Important observations Sarbecovirus infection was not detected in any of the collected samples. However, coronavirus infection was detected in 57% of rectal samples collected from stoats. All stoat samples analyzed in the study were from the same population recently introduced to the Orkney Islands. The ORFs encoding accessory proteins showed close homology to the ORF 3c and 7b of feline coronavirus. Within these regions, a number of smaller potential ORFs were identified, which were possibly associated with other accessory proteins with homology to the ORF3 or 7 of other minacovirus and tegacovirus.
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