Facts about Wildlife Diseases: SARS-CoV-2 in White-Tailed Deer

Release Date: 1/6/2022

Reviewed At: 1/6/2022

DOI: 10.32473/edis-uw490-2022

Natural Resources

Abstract

SARS Cov2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has been discovered in white-tailed deer. This publication provides information to the general public, hunters, and deer farmers as to what SARS CoV2 is, the evidence for COVID-19 in deer, and if people can get COVID-19 from deer.

About this Publication

This document is WEC-445, one of a series of the Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication January 2022. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Wisely, S. M. (2022). Facts about Wildlife Diseases: SARS-CoV2 in white-tailed deer. EDIS, 2022(1). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-uw490-2022

Authors

Samantha Wisely

Contact

Specialist

University of Florida

director, Cervidae Health Research Initiative (CHeRI) and professor, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, research affiliate, UF Emerging Pathogens Institute

View Samantha Wisely's Profile

Publication #WEC445