Title: SARS-CoV-2 Infection in a Hippopotamus, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Authors: Vuong Nghia Bui; Tung Duy Dao; Long Hoang Tran; Thanh Thi Vu; Trang Huyen Nguyen; Giang Hoang Nguyen; Kien Viet Dung Tran; Huyen Xuan Nguyen; Anh Ngoc Bui; Fred Unger; Hung Nguyen-Viet; Hu Suk Lee
Abstract: While investigating the death of a hippopotamus at a zoo in Hanoi, Vietnam, we isolated SARS-CoV-2 and sequenced the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase gene from different organs. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the SARS-CoV-2 strain was closely related to 3 human SARS-CoV-2 strains in Vietnam.
Subjects: HANOI (Vietnam); VIETNAM; RNA replicase; SARS-CoV-2; HIPPOPOTAMUS; FUNGAL viruses
Publication: Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023, Vol 29, Issue 3, p658
ISSN: 1080-6040
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.3201/eid2903.220915

SARS-CoV-2 Infection in a Hippopotamus, Hanoi, Vietnam.

Vuong Nghia Bui; Tung Duy Dao; Long Hoang Tran; Thanh Thi Vu; Trang Huyen Nguyen; Giang Hoang Nguyen; Kien Viet Dung Tran; Huyen Xuan Nguyen; Anh Ngoc Bui; Fred Unger; Hung Nguyen-Viet; Hu Suk Lee