Reverse-zoonotic transmission of SARS-CoV-2 lineage alpha (B.1.1.7) to great apes and exotic felids in a zoo in the Czech Republic.

"the consensus sequences of the five sars-cov-2 isolates were submitted to the gisiad epiflu (accession numbers epi_isl_1497613-17) and genbank (ol752440-ol752444) databases.; data availability the consensus sequences of five sars-cov-2 strains were submitted to the gisiad epiflu (accession numbers epi_isl_1497613-17) and genbank (ol752440-ol752444) databases. data availability the consensus sequences of five sars-cov-2 strains were submitted to the gisiad epiflu (accession numbers epi_isl_1497613-17) and genbank (ol752440"

"Declarations Conflict of interestThe authors declare that there is no conflict of interest. Ethical approvalThe analysed specimens were not collected for the purpose of the presented study. The ethical standards of animal welfare are under the supervision of the State Veterinary Administration of the Czech Republic. Conflict of interest The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest."

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