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Exposure of humans or animals to SARS-CoV-2 from wild, livestock, companion and aquatic animals

 

http://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/ca9959en

 

Agrovoc: Coronavirus; wild animals; domestic animals; aquatic animals; animal products; animal diseases; animal health; public health; risk assessment; laboratory techniques; seasonality; disease surveillance; disease transmission

Abstract:

Understanding the risk of exposure of humans or animals to SARS-CoV-2 from animals and their products is essential for containing virus spread, prioritizing research, protecting food systems, and informing national One Health investigations and mitigation measures. This Qualitative Exposure Assessment provides a comprehensive review of available scientific evidence and assessment of exposure risk from different wild or domestic animal species. Results can inform country-level risk assessment and provide the evidence base for targeted SARS-CoV-2 investigations in animals and mitigation options.

This publication provides:

I. assessment of the risk of human or animal exposure to SARS-CoV-2 through contact with, handling or consumption of wild, domestic and aquatic animal species or their products;

II. identification of current knowledge gaps regarding the zoonotic origin or animal-human spillover of SARS-CoV-2 and recommendations on priority studies;

III. summary of available evidence for SARS-CoV-2 susceptibility of different animal species;

IV. evidence-based recommendations on how to prioritize animal species for targeted field investigations or research studies;

V. recommendations for targeted One Health investigations and epidemiological, laboratory, anthropological or seasonality studies to fill critical knowledge gaps evidenced by this exposure assessment.

Supplementary tables on susceptibility of animals to SARS-CoV-2 based on predicted ACE2 affinity to bind SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain – July 2020.

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Last updated date 28/07/2020 (typo corrected).

Cite this content as:

El Masry, I., von Dobschuetz, S., Plee, L., Larfaoui, F., Yang, Z., Song, J., Pfeiffer, D., Calvin, S., Roberts, H., Lorusso, A., Barton-Behravesh, C., Zheng, Z., Kalpravidh, W. & Sumption, K. 2020. Exposure of humans or animals to SARS-CoV-2 from wild, livestock, companion and aquatic animals: Qualitative exposure assessment. FAO animal production and health, Paper 181. Rome, FAO.

https://doi.org/10.4060/ca9959en

 

 

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Katinka de Balogh

Senior Animal Health and Production Officer

Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Bangkok 10200 THAILAND

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