PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Anna Z. Mykytyn
AU  - Mart M. Lamers
AU  - Nisreen M.A. Okba
AU  - Tim I. Breugem
AU  - Debby Schipper
AU  - Petra B. van den Doel
AU  - Peter van Run
AU  - Geert van Amerongen
AU  - Leon de Waal
AU  - Marion P.G. Koopmans
AU  - Koert J. Stittelaar
AU  - Judith M.A. van den Brand
AU  - Bart L. Haagmans
TI  - Susceptibility of rabbits to SARS-CoV-2
AID  - 10.1101/2020.08.27.263988
DP  - 2020 Jan 01
TA  - bioRxiv
PG  - 2020.08.27.263988
4099  - http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2020/08/27/2020.08.27.263988.short
4100  - http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2020/08/27/2020.08.27.263988.full
AB  - Transmission of severe acute respiratory coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) between livestock and humans is a potential public health concern. We demonstrate the susceptibility of rabbits to SARS-CoV-2, which excrete infectious virus from the nose and throat upon experimental inoculation. Therefore, investigations on the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in farmed rabbits should be considered.Competing Interest StatementThe authors have declared no competing interest.