Study finds rat population carrying Alpha, Delta and Omicron variants of coronavirus in US cities
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A new study has demonstrated that rats are susceptible to infection with Alpha, Delta and Omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2. In the study, published in the journal mBio, the researchers set out to determine whether the SARS-CoV-2 virus in humans has been transmitted to the rat population in urban areas of the US, specifically New York City, and if so, which SARS-CoV-2 variant caused those infections.