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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (53): animal, mink, Denmark, zoonotic aspects
COVID-19 -- DenmarkIn June-November 2020, SARS-CoV-2-infected mink were detected in 290 of 1147 Danish mink farms. In North Denmark Region, 30% (324/1092) of people found connected to mink farms tested SARS-CoV-2-PCR-positive, and approximately 27% (95% confidence interval (CI): 25-30) of SARS-CoV-2-strains from humans in the community were mink-associated. Measures proved insufficient to mitigate spread. On 4 Nov 2020, the government ordered culling of all Danish mink. Farmed mink constitute a potential Read more [...]
