No virus concerns from mass Danish mink cull, Australian experts say

Infectious diseases expert Nigel McMillan, the program director at Griffith University’s Menzies Health Institute, said the virus mutated every time it passed between hosts, be they human or animals.

“It’s like a leopard changing its spots, it’ll grow a different pattern of spots – in the case of a virus that could mean it could grow slightly better or grow more of the virus or bind slightly better to human cells,” Professor McMillan said.

“This virus, like many viruses, is constantly mutating. Influenza viruses mutate quite a lot, which is why we need new vaccines for them every year. HIV changes a lot, whereas something like measles doesn’t change at all and one vaccination protects you for life.”

“Coronavirus is in the…