Study findings have raised concerns that white-tailed deer could be a reservoir of SARS-CoV-2.

White-tailed deer found to be huge reservoir of coronavirus infection

COVID-19: High number of variants suggests many human-deer interactions

New research from the U.S. has shown that white-tailed deer are being infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans. Antibodies were found in 40 per cent of deer that were tested from January to March 2021 across Michigan, Pennsylvania, Illinois and New York state. A second unpublished study has detected the virus in 80 […] Read more