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Poland: coronavirus strain found on a Polish mink farm can be directly transmitted from mink to humans and vice versa

A SARS-CoV-2 strain found on a Polish mink farm can be directly transmitted from the animals to humans and vice versa, the Agriculture Ministry has said.… ...More...

July 1, 2021August 8, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Animals, Coronavirus, Europe, Health, Mink, Mutation, Poland, Reservoir, Transmission, Y453F

Croatia: no evidence of coronavirus spillover into wildlife or zoo animals found so far

“..the aim of our study was to investigate the possibility of natural infection by SARS-CoV-2 of free-living and captive wild animals within their ecological niche.… ...More...

May 21, 2021June 13, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Animals, Coronavirus, Croatia, Europe, Health, Infection, Reservoir, Science, Testing, Transmission

USA: Oregon considers mink farm ban to prevent coronavirus transmission

A bill before the Oregon Senate would phase out mink farming within the state in less than a year because of concerns that mink represent a SARS-CoV-2 threat to public and animal health.… ...More...

May 14, 2021July 18, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com America, Animals, Coronavirus, Health, Infection, Mink, Oregon, Reservoir, Science, Transmission, USA

UK SAGE: Lab studies suggest that the N501Y spike protein mutation increases binding to rat and mouse ACE2 leading to viral replication

A report issued by the UK government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) found the likelihood that a variant of concern (VOC) that has arisen in humans could infect a rodent and then spread among the animals is high.… ...More...

April 24, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com Animals, B.1.1.7, B.1.351, Coronavirus, England, Health, Infection, London, N501Y, Northern Ireland, P.1, Reservoir, Science, Scotland, Testing, Transmission, UK, Wales

SARS-CoV-2 in a Dog, Connecticut, February 2021

Here, we report the first natural infection case of SARS-CoV-2 in dogs in Connecticut.… ...More...

April 17, 2021July 18, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com America, Animals, Connecticut, Coronavirus, D614G, Health, Reservoir, Science, USA

The South African and Brazilian coronavirus variants can now infect mice

Here we show that unlike the initial virus, VOCs are able to infect common laboratory mice, replicating to high titers in the lungs.… ...More...

March 21, 2021July 18, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Africa, America, Animals, B.1.351, Brazil, Health, Infection, P.1, Reservoir, Science, South Africa, Testing, Transmission, Treatment, Vaccine

Belgium prison closes: Half of prisoners are infected with coronavirus

The Belgian prison Namur has been closed, just as the inmates have been locked inside their cells after half of them tested positive for coronavirus.… ...More...

February 27, 2021August 8, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Belgium, Coronavirus, Europe, Health, Infection, Lockdown, Testing

Gorillas test positive for coronavirus at San Diego park

“Several gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park have tested positive for the coronavirus in what is believed to be the first known cases among such primates in the United States and possibly the world.… ...More...