China News Service, February 9 (Reuters) - U.S. researchers said on the 8th that a variant of Ormicron was found in a New York white-tailed deer, and there are concerns that the species may become a new variant of the new coronavirus. 's host.
According to reports, the researchers took blood and nasal swab samples from 131 white-tailed deer captured in Staten Island, New York, and the results showed that nearly 15% of the white-tailed deer had antibody responses to Omicron.
This suggests that the deer had been infected with the new coronavirus and were easily reinfected with the new variant strain, the researchers said.
Researchers are also concerned that the species could be a host for a new strain of the new coronavirus.
The United States is home to as many as 30 million white-tailed deer.
According to Reuters, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has said that the new coronavirus has been found in animals including tigers, lions, gorillas and minks.