Absence of SARS-CoV-2 in a Captive White-tailed Deer Population in Alabama, USA

Overview

Journal Emerg Microbes Infect

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2022 Jun 16

PMID 35707965

Authors

Subarna Barua

Chad H Newbolt

Stephen S Ditchkoff

Calvin Johnson

Sarah Zohdy

Rachel Smith

Chengming Wang

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