Tag: Mink
Ireland: fur-farming including mink to be banned in 2022 to prevent coronavirus zoonosis
The Irish Cabinet is set to agree to ban fur-farming from next year, with a compensation package for farmers also expected. More...
Sweden: Farmed mink outbreaks saw mink infecting humans with coronavirus
A majority of genome sequences from human cases had clear phylogenetic relationships to sequences recovered from mink samples. More...
UK: New registry for keepers of mink, ferrets, polecats, stoats & hybrids
“Ferrets, mink and other members of the mustelinae family are particularly susceptible to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. More...
Spain: Coronavirus outbreak at Galicia mink farm
In Galicia this week another mink farm has been temporarily closed down by the authorities following an outbreak of Covid-19 at the establishment. More...
UK: 67 scientists write open letter imploring fur ban to prevent coronavirus pandemic risk
As veterinary surgeons, virologists, epidemiologists, infectious disease specialists and animal behaviourists, we believe that outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, on mink fur farms in multiple countries across Europe as well as in North America, present another compelling reason for governments around the world to consider ending the farming of animals for fur. More...
China: Thousands of wild animals for sale in Wuhan wet markets prior to the coronavirus pandemic
Horrendous new report: “Here we document 47,381 individuals from 38 species, including 31 protected species sold between May 2017 and November 2019 in Wuhan’s markets. More...
CDC: possible reverse zoonosis in Michigan mink farm coronavirus outbreak
CDC: “Investigations found that mink from a Michigan farm and a small number of people were infected with SARS-CoV-2 that contained unique mink-related mutations (changes in the virus’s genetic material). More...
Spain: SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection in two feral American mink (Neovison vison) caught in the wild
We now report the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in 2 of 13 feral dark brown American mink (Neovison vison) trapped in the Valencian Community (Eastern Spain), during an invasive species trapping campaign. More...
Denmark: Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus spike mutations arising in Danish mink – the Cluster 5 report
This study investigates the amino acid changes in the spike surface glycoprotein that appeared during this outbreak [in mink] and their effect on the antigenicity of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. More...
Canada: mink infected with coronavirus at Fraser Valley farm, British Columbia
A mink farm in the Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada, has been placed under quarantine after a mink tested positive for COVID-19. More...