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Tag: reverse zoonosis

Canada: First evidence of deer-to-human transmission

A recent report from Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto, Canada, gives details of a highly mutated strain of SARS-CoV-2, and evidence of deer-to-human transmission.  More...

November 12, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Animals, Canada, Coronavirus, Deer, Health, Mutation, Reservoir, Spillover, Toronto, Transmission, Zoonosis

Hong Kong: Transmission of Sars-CoV-2 Delta strain from hamsters to humans and onward human propagation of the adapted strain

Two separate transmission events from Syrian hamsters to humans are documented, one leading to onward household spread.  More...

January 29, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Animals, Coronavirus, Delta, Hong Kong, Infection, Mice, Mutation, Reservoir, Superspreader events, Transmission, Zoonosis

Preprint: Cryptic Sars-CoV-2 Lineages Detected in NYC Wastewater – Possible Animal Reservoir Detected

Researchers find signs of Covid-19 mutations in NYC sewage, pointing to possible dog and rat infections.   More...

July 30, 2021February 9, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com America, Animals, Coronavirus, Health, Infection, New York State, Reservoir, Science, Testing, USA, Zoonosis
Mink found infected with Covid-19 after they escaped their cages on Farm in British Columbia, Canada

Poland: Second coronavirus outbreak on mink farm detected – all mink to be killed

The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus outbreak has been detected in two mink farms in the Biała Podlaska district (eastern Poland), the Chief Veterinary Officer informed.  More...

June 26, 2021August 8, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Alpha, Animals, B.1.1.7, Coronavirus, Europe, Health, Mink, Poland, Reservoir, Science, Transmission, Variants, Zoonosis

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...

June 23, 2021August 8, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Animals, Coronavirus, Europe, Health, Infection, Ireland, Mink, Reservoir, Science, Transmission, Y453F, Zoonosis

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...

June 16, 2021July 18, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Animals, B.1.1.39, Coronavirus, Europe, Health, Infection, Mink, Mutation, PCR, Reinfection, Reservoir, Science, Sweden, Testing, Transmission, Y453F, Zoonosis

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...

May 31, 2021April 10, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com America, Animals, Coronavirus, Health, Infection, Michigan, Mink, PCR, Reservoir, Science, Testing, Transmission, USA, Vaccine, Zoonosis
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