Open AccessSARS-CoV-2 in mink farms in British Columbia, Canada: A report of two outbreaks in 2020–2021
Author(s) -
A Paiero,
E Newhouse,
E Chan,
V Clair,
S Russell,
J Zlonsnik,
N Prystajecky,
E Fraser
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
canada communicable disease report
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1481-8531
pISSN - 1188-4169
DOI - 10.14745/ccdr.v48i06a05
Subject(s) - mink , outbreak , transmission (telecommunications) , veterinary medicine , quarantine , covid-19 , epidemiology , virology , biology , environmental health , medicine , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , ecology , pathology , electrical engineering , engineering
Since April 2020, mink have been recognized as a potential reservoir for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and a potential source of new variants. The objective of this report is to describe the epidemiological investigation and public health response to two coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreaks that involved both humans and farmed mink.