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A Chinese research team has recently disclosed the transmission mechanism of novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in minks and found that vaccination is a potential strategy to prevent minks from transmitting the virus.
The research team from Harbin Veterinary Research Institute under the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), published their paper Replication, pathogenicity, and transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in minks in the National Science Review on Dec. 8. The National Science Review is an open access journal reporting cutting-edge scientific and technological developments in China and around the world under the auspices of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
Researchers found that SARS-CoV-2 replicates efficiently in both the upper and lower respiratory tracts and causes severe lesions in the nasal mucosa and lungs of minks. The pulmonary lesions are highly similar to those seen in human COVID-19 patients. The study also showed that SARS-CoV-2 transmit