SARS-CoV-2 Exposure in Escaped Mink, Utah, USA
subject: Outbreak, rodents, Fur, Farm, Neovison vison, American mink
description: In August 2020, outbreaks of coronavirus disease were confirmed on mink farms in Utah, USA. We surveyed mammals captured on and around farms for evidence of infection or exposure. Free-ranging mink, presumed domestic escapees, exhibited high antibody titers, suggesting a potential severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 transmission pathway to native wildlife.
creator: Susan A. Shriner, Jeremy W. Ellis, J. Jeffrey Root, Annette Roug, Scott R. Stopak, Gerald W. Wiscomb, Jared R. Zierenberg, Hon S. Ip, Mia K. Torchetti, Thomas J. DeLiberto
source: Emerging Infectious Diseases
publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
date: 2021
coverage: Medicine, Infectious and parasitic diseases