Haagmans Bart L, van den Brand Judith M A, Provacia Lisette B, Raj V Stalin, Stittelaar Koert J, Getu Sarah, de Waal Leon, Bestebroer Theo M, van Amerongen Geert, Verjans Georges M G M, Fouchier Ron A M, Smits Saskia L, Kuiken Thijs, Osterhaus Albert D M E
Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
J Virol. 2015 Jun;89(11):6131-5. doi: 10.1128/JVI.00661-15. Epub 2015 Mar 25.
The ability of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) to infect small animal species may be restricted given the fact that mice, ferrets, and hamsters were shown to resist MERS-CoV infection. We inoculated rabbits with MERS-CoV. Although virus was detected in the lungs, neither significant histopathological changes nor clinical symptoms were observed. Infectious virus, however, was excreted from the upper respiratory tract, indicating a potential route of MERS-CoV transmission in some animal species.
鉴于小鼠、雪貂和仓鼠已被证明能抵抗中东呼吸综合征冠状病毒(MERS-CoV)感染,该病毒感染小型动物物种的能力可能受到限制。我们用MERS-CoV接种兔子。虽然在肺部检测到病毒,但未观察到明显的组织病理学变化和临床症状。然而,感染性病毒从上呼吸道排出,这表明在某些动物物种中MERS-CoV存在潜在的传播途径。