Humans have infected wild deer with the Covid-19 in a handful of American states and there is evidence that the coronavirus has spread among ungulates, according to recent studies that outline results that could complicate the path out of the pandemic. Scientists swabbed the nostrils of white-tailed specimens in Ohio and found evidence that humans had spread the virus among deer at least six times, according to a study published last month in Nature.
About one third of the sampled deer had active or recent infections, as stated by the study. Similar research in Iowa on tissue from animals killed on the street or hunted has highlighted further evidence. Research suggests the coronavirus could take hold in a free species that counts about 30 million heads in the United States. There have been no reported cases of Covid spreading from deer to humans, but it is possible, according to scientists.