This is reported by the biorxiv portal.
It is noted that according to scientists, the coronavirus was transmitted to animals from humans.
80% of deer selected for research in Iowa from April 2020 to January 2021 were diagnosed with the disease.
According to experts, the expansion of the virus among these common animals could make it difficult to eradicate the pathogen, especially if deer become a reservoir of coronavirus mutations.
On September 30, it became known that Finnish breeders of fur animals will begin to vaccinate minks against coronavirus.