SARS-CoV-2 Seropositivity in Urban Population of Wild Fallow Deer, Dublin, Ireland, 2020–2022
Kevin Purves
1, Hannah Brown
1, Ruth Haverty, Andrew Ryan, Laura L. Griffin, Janet McCormack, Sophie O’Reilly, Patrick W. Mallon, Virginie Gautier, Joseph P. Cassidy, Aurelie Fabre, Michael J. Carr, Gabriel Gonzalez, Simone Ciuti, and Nicola F. Fletcher
Author affiliations: University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland (K. Purves, H. Brown, R. Haverty, A. Ryan, L.L. Griffin, J. McCormack, S. O’Reilly, P.W. Mallon, V. Gautier, J.P. Cassidy, A. Fabre, M.J. Carr, G. Gonzalez, S. Ciuti, N.F. Fletcher); St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin (P.W. Mallon, A. Fabre); Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan (M.J. Carr, G. Gonzalez)
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Figure 4. Begging behavior of deer sampled to detect SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies in study of SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity in urban population of wild fallow deer, Dublin, Ireland, 2020–2022. A) November 2020; B) November 2021; C) February 2022. Dotted lines indicate a cutoff of 30% neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 by serum antibodies; >30% neutralization was considered SARS-CoV-2 seropositive. Red dots indicate occasional beggars; most deer were either consistent or occasional beggars.
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