SARS-CoV-2 infection in farmed minks, the Netherlands, April and May 2020

Oreshkova, Nadia; Jan Molenaar, Robert; Vreman, Sandra; Harders, Frank; B. Oude Munnink, Bas; W. Hakze‐van der Honing, Renate; M. Gerhards, Nora; Tolsma, Paulien; Bouwstra, Ruth; S. Sikkema, Reina; G. J. Tacken, Mirriam; M.T. de Rooij, Myrna; Weesendorp, Eefke; Engelsma, M.Y.; Bruschke, Christianne; A.M. Smit, Lidwien; Koopmans, Marion; HM van der Poel, Wim; Stegeman, Arjan

doi:10.2807/1560-7917.es.2020.25.23.2001005

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SARS-CoV-2 infection in farmed minks, the Netherlands, April and May 2020

Published in Eurosurveillance • Jun 11, 2020

Authors:

Nadia Oreshkova

Robert Jan Molenaar

Sandra Vreman

Abstract

Respiratory disease and increased mortality occurred in minks on two farms in the Netherlands, with interstitial pneumonia and SARS-CoV-2 RNA in organ and swab samples. On both farms, at least one worker had coronavirus disease-associated symptoms before the outbreak. Variations in mink-derived vira...

Subject

Mink

Outbreak

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

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