ANP NOS News•yesterday, 23:21 Avian flu was diagnosed in a mink farm in northwestern Spain last October. The minks may have infected each other with the virus, researchers say. That would be the first evidence that the currently present bird flu virus can pass from mammal to mammal. Spanish and Italian researchers have been studying … Read more
Despite extensive research, it remains unclear how the coronavirus was able to spread across various mink farms in Brabant. No clear distribution route or clearly identifiable source has been found. This is stated in a letter that was sent to the House of Representatives on Friday by ministers De Jonge (Public Health) and Schouten (Agriculture). … Read more
In some countries in Europe, including neighboring Lithuania, mink have been found to be infected with the coronavirus and, although no such cases have been reported in Latvia, mink breeders are strictly cautious. , reports TV3 news. Of the nine mink farms in Latvia, seven are currently operating. According to TV3 News, the Latvian Association … Read more
Many minks that were culled in Denmark because of a mutated variant of the coronavirus came above the ground the day after their burial. The mass graves are said to be too shallow, causing gases released during the decomposition to push the bodies above the ground. Danish media share images of Holstebro, located in the … Read more
Denmark has discovered a new mutant strain of the coronavirus derived from mink farms in the north of the country. The Danish authorities fear that this mutated virus could make a future corona vaccine less effective for humans. As a precaution, the country therefore has all 17 million mink killed. Five questions about these mutations … Read more
Since June, 214 people in Denmark have tested positive for a variant of the coronavirus mutated in mink, according to data from the Danish Statens Serum Institut on Friday. Previously, only 12 infections could be traced to a mink farm. On Wednesday, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced that all seventeen million will become minks … Read more
According to the American news television NBC News, almost 100,000 minks were killed on fur farms in Utah, USA. In Europe, the situation is even more dramatic. According to Sky News, more than 92,000 animals have been killed in Spain alone, about 90 percent of whom have been estimated to be infected with the virus. … Read more
Corona infections have been detected at mink farms in Wilbertoord and Overloon. In Wilbertoord it concerns a company with approximately 1250 mother animals. The infection was brought to light there by reporting symptoms of disease in the mink. The animals have since been culled. In Overloon the company had about 7500 mother animals. There, the … Read more
The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) is conducting additional research into the possible deliberate contamination of mink with the corona virus. However, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality there are no indications for this as yet. – This is what agriculture minister Carola Schouten says when reporting three … Read more
The Intelligence and Investigation Service (IOD) will be conducting additional investigations in the near future into possible deliberate contamination with the corona virus in mink farms. The Ministry of Agriculture has announced this. The department reports that there are no concrete indications for the possible set-up. The IOD falls under the Dutch Food and Consumer … Read more