Stig Östlund

torsdag, november 12, 2020

 


Animals infected with 

covid-19 could undo 

efforts to stop the pandemic

Mink are the latest animal to be infected with covid-19, 

risking the prospect of a dangerous mutation that could 

pass back to humans. While the threat is small, there 

are many reasons that animals catching the coronavirus 

is bad news

HEALTH 11 November 2020

 

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Mink at a farm in Denmark, where there have been calls for the animals to be culled

Reuters/Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen

ALL 17 million farmed mink in Denmark were put at risk of being slaughtered last week after the discovery that mutant forms of the coronavirus are spreading among the animals. The virus has already spread back to humans. Some reports suggest that at least one of the mutations makes the virus more dangerous, although the idea is highly disputed, and claims that it could hamper the development of a vaccine don’t yet stand up to scrutiny.



Read more: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24833083-900-animals-infected-with-covid-19-could-undo-efforts-to-stop-the-pandemic/#ixzz6dYnLFCL3

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