N.B. monitors deer for COVID-19 after study finds 'nearly extinct
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New Brunswick is keeping an eye out for COVID-19 strains in white-tailed deer after a recent study in the U.S. found mutations of SARS-CoV-2 variants in deer that no longer circulate among people, raising questions about whether the animals could transmit the virus back to people.
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U of M study looks to see if deer are carriers for COVID, and are
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Researchers: Highly Changed Coronavirus Variant Found In Deer
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NH awaiting COVID-19 test results from local deer population
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COVID-19 virus is evolving rapidly in white-tailed deer
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COVID-19 Virus Evolving Rapidly in White-Tailed Deer, Study Finds
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