Over 100 Infected Danish Mink Have Escaped And Could Spread SARS-CoV-2 to Wildlife – ScienceAlert

More than 100 SARS-CoV-2 infected mink may have escaped from Danish fur farms, raising the risk that these escapees could spread the novel coronavirus to wild animals, creating a new reservoir for the virus, The Guardian reported
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“Every year, a few thousand mink escape,” and this year, an estimated 5% of these escaped animals may have been infected with SARS-CoV-2, Sten Mortensen, veterinary research manager at the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, told The Guardian. These mink may be…

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