Experimental Infection of Mink with SARS-COV-2 Omicron Variant and Subsequent Clinical Disease

We report an experimental infection of American mink with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant and show that mink remain positive for viral RNA for days, experience clinical signs and histopathologic changes, and transmit the virus to uninfected recipients. Preparedness is crucial to avoid spread among mink a...

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Published in:	Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 28; no. 6; pp. 1286 - 1288
Main Authors:	Virtanen, Jenni, Aaltonen, Kirsi, Kegler, Kristel, Venkat, Vinaya, Niamsap, Thanakorn, Kareinen, Lauri, Malmgren, Rasmus, Kivelä, Olga, Atanasova, Nina, Österlund, Pamela, Smura, Teemu, Sukura, Antti, Strandin, Tomas, Dutra, Lara, Vapalahti, Olli, Nordgren, Heli, Kant, Ravi, Sironen, Tarja
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.06.2022 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects:	animals Antigens Coronaviruses COVID-19 Disease transmission Edema Experimental Infection of Mink with SARS-COV-2 Omicron Variant and Subsequent Clinical Disease Farms Human populations Hyperplasia Infections Laboratory animals Medical research Medicine, Experimental mink Neutrophils Research Letter SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Viruses Zoonoses Finland COVID-19 models SARS-CoV-2 viruses severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Finland zoonoses coronavirus disease mink animals respiratory infections
ISSN:	1080-6040, 1080-6059, 1080-6059
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