In a world first, preliminary research suggests deer may be able to transmit the COVID-19 virus to humans, following analysis by a team of Canadian scientists monitoring the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in animals.
Up until now, researchers have only found evidence of humans spreading the virus to deer, and deer spreading it to other deer.
New evidence suggesting the virus may be able to spill from deer to humans is a significant development, as scientists are closely tracking whether wild animals could become a source of new variants and act as a reservoir for SARS-CoV-2.
Still, humans remain the main source of the virus and its spread
