“..the problem [COVID-19 outbreaks on Utah mink farms] has greatly worsened since August 2020.”..
“We are up to at least 12 mink farms in Utah that have experienced COVID-19 outbreaks, as of early Dec 2020, which is the latest information I have. That’s out of 36 farms total in the state. So one-third of Utah mink farms have been hit with COVID outbreaks.”
“Currently, there is no evidence of mink-to-human spread in the United States, however investigations are ongoing.
Although, human cases have been identified in connection with all affected U.S. mink farms. It is suspected that infected workers introduced SARS-CoV-2 to mink on the farms, and the virus then began to spread among the mink and from mink to other animals like cats and dogs on the farm. Although for most people in the United States the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection from animals is low, there is a higher risk for people working on mink farms,”
