Figure 4.
Hamsters rechallenged with VOC B.1.351 do not transmit SARS-CoV-2 to naïve sentinels. VOC B.1.351 rechallenged animals were co-housed with a naïve sentinel (1:1 ratio) in a new cage for 24 h at 2 DPR. (a) Viral load of individual exposed sentinel animals measured by sgRNA in oropharyngeal swabs days post exposure (DPE). (b) Infectious virus titre of individual animals in oropharyngeal swabs from rechallenged animals. Dotted line = limit of detection.