Coverage dated July 11, 2023

COVID spread from deer to humans multiple times, study says

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The coronavirus spread from deer to humans at least a few times based on an analysis of samples taken from the animal, according to a new study.

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New York Post
‘Unique public health risk’: COVID spread among deer who passed mutations back to humans (opens New York Post)
Published Jul 11, 2023
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The “spillover” of “deer-adapted strains back to humans” could “undermine the effectiveness” of immunity from previous infections and even vaccines, the study wa…
WATE Knoxville
COVID spread from deer to humans multiple times, study says (opens WATE Knoxville)
Published Jul 11, 2023
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The coronavirus spread from deer to humans at least a few times based on an analysis of samples taken from the animal, according to a new study.
Seattle Times
Coronavirus probably spread widely in deer and perhaps back to people, USDA says (opens Seattle Times)
Published Jul 11, 2023
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Humans transmitted the coronavirus to white-tailed deer more than 100 times in late 2021 and early 2022, according to new research led by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Local News 8
COVID-19 repeatedly spread between humans and deer, study shows, raising concerns about animal reservoirs (opens Local News 8)
Published Jul 11, 2023
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People spread the virus that causes COVID-19 to wild white-tailed deer in the United States more than 100 times in late 2021 and early 2022, according to a new study from the US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
UPI
Study finds deer spread COVID-19 back to humans (opens UPI)
Published Jul 11, 2023
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A new study, published in the scientific journal Nature, has found cases of COVID-19 spreading from deer to humans, and back, multiple times.
CNN
Covid-19 spread between humans and deer, study shows, raising concerns about animal reservoirs (opens CNN)
Published Jul 11, 2023
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People spread Covid-19 to wild white-tailed deer more than 100 times in late 2021 and early 2022. The infection circulated widely in the deer population in the United States, and in at least three instances, researchers suspect the virus was passed between deer where it picked up unique genetic chan…

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