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

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 has caused a pandemic in humans. Farmed mink (Neovison vison) are also susceptible. In Denmark, this virus has spread rapidly among farmed mink, resulting in some respiratory disease. Full-length virus genome sequencing revealed novel virus variants in mink. These variants subsequently appeared within the local human community.

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Novel virus variants in farmed mink in Denmark were found to subsequently appear in the local human community, highlighting the potential for interspecies transmission of the virus.