November 19, 2020

SARS-CoV-2 Transmission between Mink (Neovison vison) and Humans, Denmark

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Transmission

Keywords (Tags): transmission

• Serologic and phylogenetic investigation of three mink farms in Denmark indicate rapid SARS-CoV-2 transmission among mink, as well as human-to-mink and mink-to-human transmission. Samples from 30 mink on 3 farms indicate that seroprevalence ranged from 66% to >95%, with one mink farm jumping from 3% to >95% within 8 days. Sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 samples from each mink farm suggests a human index case in one mink farm, followed by mink-to-human transmission, which spread to mink in other farms via human-to-human transmission.

Hammer et al. (Feb 18, 2021). SARS-CoV-2 Transmission between Mink (Neovison vison) and Humans, Denmark. Emerging Infectious Diseases. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2702.203794