Zoonotic Diseases
Deer forage through a blanket of snow in Lancaster, N.Y., Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013. The highly infectious COVID-19 omicron variant was detected in the white-tailed deer population on New York's Staten Island, according to a study by a Penn State research team.
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Could deer become a reservoir for COVID-19?

Research shows that 40% of deer in parts of the country are testing positive for COVID-19 antibodies. Though there is no evidence for it yet, it’s possible that the virus, using deer as a reservoir, could be transmitted from deer back to humans. To talk about the research and the potential future implications, we were joined by an associate professor of epidemiology and Illinois' state biologist.

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