Jumping back and forth: anthropozoonotic and zoonotic transmission of SARS-CoV-2 on mink farms
Bas B. Oude Munnink, Reina S. Sikkema, David F. Nieuwenhuijse, Robert Jan Molenaar, Emmanuelle Münger, Richard Molenkamp, Arco N. van der Spek, Paulien Tolsma, Ariene Rietveld, Miranda Brouwer, Noortje Bouwmeester-Vincken, Frank Harders, Renate W. Hakze‐van der Honing, Marjolein C. A. Wegdam-Blans, Ruth Bouwstra, , Marion Koopmans
The paper investigates SARS-CoV-2 transmission on mink farms, finding initial human-to-mink transmission, mink evolution of the virus, and ongoing mink-to-mink transmission despite biosecurity measures.
Science · Nov 10, 2020Peer-reviewedGenomics