Wildlife Health Bulletin: SARS-CoV-2 and North American Wildlife

USGS National Wildlife Health Center

Wildlife Health Bulletin 2021-02

Summary

• The USGS National Wildlife Health Center is working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to assess the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 and the diversity of other coronaviruses in North American wildlife.
• NWHC will be working with partners to collect and test samples from elevated-risk wildlife groups.
• Currently, there is no evidence that wildlife is a source of SARS-CoV-2 infection for people in the United States.