Tuesday, 23 June 2020

PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (281): Netherlands (NB, LI) farmed mink, spread, animal, global

COVID-19 -- Netherlands
Since 23 Apr 2020, 17 Dutch mink companies have diagnosed COVID-19 in minks. Research shows that minks have transmitted the virus to each other. Furthermore, it is plausible that mink infections have occurred in humans. Since that became known, a mandatory screening of all Dutch mink companies has been instituted. Mink farms infected with COVID-19 are culled.
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[The 2 most recent infected mink holdings were lab confirmed on Sun 21 Jun 2020. Both were

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