Rampaging infections at farms caused scandal, scientific head-scratching and a search for a vaccine — for mink.
Tag: Minks (Animals)
One Wild Mink Near Utah Fur Farms Tests Positive for the Coronavirus
Infection seems to have come from farm animals, but there is no evidence of further spreading.
Covid Infections in Animals Prompt Scientific Concern
Mink in Denmark are not the only animals that could become reservoirs for the coronavirus to spread new mutations to people.
Denmark Will Kill All Farmed Mink, Citing Covid Infections
Government officials said on Wednesday that a mutation in the virus could interfere with vaccine effectiveness in humans.
Battle Over Mink Fur Almost Brings Down the Polish Government
Legislation to ban mink farming cracked the governing coalition, forcing the country’s most powerful politician to assume formal office and exposing a struggle for control of Polish conservatism.