SARS-CoV-2 in mink farms in British Columbia, Canada: A report of two outbreaks in 2020–2021 | Zendy

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SARS-CoV-2 in mink farms in British Columbia, Canada: A report of two outbreaks in 2020–2021

Author(s) -

A Paiero,

E Newhouse,

Elaine 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.

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