@article{fdi:010087651,
  title = {{M}olecular surveillance of potential {SARS}-{C}o{V}-2 reservoir hosts in wildlife rehabilitation centers},
  author = {{M}ena, {J}. and {H}idalgo, {C}. and {E}stay-{O}lea, {D}. and {S}allaberry-{P}incheira, {N}. and {B}acigalupo, {A}. and {R}ubio, {A}. {V}. and {P}enaloza, {D}. and {S}anchez, {C}. and {G}omez-{A}daros, {J}. and {O}lmos, {V}. and {C}abello, {J}. and {I}velic, {K}. and {A}barca, {M}. {J}. and {R}amirez-{A}lvarez, {D}. and {R}ocabado, {M}. {T}. and {C}astro, {N}. {D}. and {C}arreno, {M}. and {G}omez, {G}. and {C}attan, {P}. {E}. and {R}amirez-{T}oloza, {G}. and {R}obbiano, {S}. and {M}archese, {C}. and {R}affo, {E}. and {S}towhas, {P}. and {M}edina-{V}ogel, {G}. and {L}andaeta-{A}queveque, {C}. and {O}rtega, {R}. and {W}aleckx, {E}tienne and {G}onzalez-{A}cuna, {D}. and {R}ojo, {G}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground {T}he {COVID}-19 pandemic, caused by {SARS}-{C}o{V}-2 infection, has become the most devastating zoonotic event in recent times, with negative impacts on both human and animal welfare as well as on the global economy. {A}lthough {SARS}-{C}o{V}-2 is considered a human virus, it likely emerged from animals, and it can infect both domestic and wild animals. {T}his constitutes a risk for human and animal health including wildlife with evidence of {SARS}-{C}o{V}-2 horizontal transmission back and forth between humans and wild animals. {A}im {M}olecular surveillance in different wildlife rehabilitation centers and wildlife associated institutions in {C}hile, which are critical points of animal-human interaction and wildlife conservation, especially since the aim of wildlife rehabilitation centers is to reintroduce animals to their original habitat. {M}aterials and {M}ethods {T}he survey was conducted in six {WRC}s and three wildlife associated institutions. {A} total of 185 samples were obtained from 83 individuals belonging to 15 different species, including vulnerable and endangered species. {E}ach specimen was sampled with two different swabs: one oropharyngeal or nasopharyngeal according to the nostril diameter, and/or a second rectal sample. {RNA} was extracted from the samples and two different molecular assays were performed: first, a conventional {RT}-{PCR} with pan-coronavirus primers and a second {SARS}-{C}o{V}-2 q{PCR} targeting the {N} and {S} genes. {R}esults {A}ll 185 samples were negative for {SARS}-{C}o{V}-2.},
  keywords = {{C}hile ; wildlife conservation ; wildlife rehabilitation centers ; {COVID}-19 ; {SARS}-{C}o{V}-2 ; {CHILI}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{V}eterinary {Q}uarterly},
  volume = {43},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {[10 p.]},
  ISSN = {0165-2176},
  year = {2023},
  DOI = {10.1080/01652176.2023.2164909},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010087651},
}