Mink farms a continuing Covid risk to humans and wildlife, warn EU experts
Mink farms a continuing Covid risk to humans and wildlife, warn EU experts Tom Levitt and Sophie Kevany © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Ole Jensen/Getty All mink farms are at risk of becoming infected with Covid-19 and spreading the virus, and staff and animals should be regularly tested, EU disease and food safety experts said on Thursday. Mink are highly susceptible to coronavirus, which spreads rapidly in intensive farms that often breed thousands of animals in open housing caged systems (outdoor wire cages covered with a roof). Humans are the most likely initial...
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