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  • Netherlands - Mink may have infected a farm worker, cats - May 20, 2020

    https://nltimes.nl/2020/05/20/mink-m...lture-minister
    CSI:WORLD http://swineflumagazine.blogspot.com/

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  • #2
    Press release (Dutch) from Wageningen Bioveterinary Research, who are involved in investigating minkfarms in the Netherlands.


    COVID-19 detected at four mink farms

    What they found:

    human to mink

    mink to mink

    mink to cats

    mink to human

    virus RNA in the air (dust) inside, in the stables

    no virus RNA in the air outside
    Op 26 april zijn bij twee nertsenbedrijven in Gemert-Bakel en Laarbeek besmettingen van COVID-19 bij verschillende nertsen geconstateerd. Op 7 mei zijn bij twee andere nertsenbedrijven in De Mortel en Deurne besmettingen aangetroffen. De nertsen vertoonden diverse ziekteverschijnselen waaronder ademhalingsproblemen en er was sprake van verhoogde sterfte. Enkele medewerkers bij beide bedrijven hadden verschijnselen van het coronavirus. Uit onderzoek blijkt dat nertsen op het bedrijf het virus aan elkaar hebben overgedragen. Verder is het aannemelijk dat er een besmetting heeft plaatsgevonden van nerts op mens.
    ?Addressing chronic disease is an issue of human rights ? that must be our call to arms"
    Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief The Lancet

    ~~~~ Twitter:@GertvanderHoek ~~~ GertvanderHoek@gmail.com ~~~

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  • #3
    hat tip Jason Gale

    posted with permission



    Mink Linked to Human Covid Case Prompts Dutch to Screen Farms
    2020-05-20 09:29:13.603 GMT


    By Jason Gale and Joost Akkermans
    (Bloomberg) -- The Netherlands will start checking all mink
    farms in the country for the coronavirus after research from an
    ongoing probe found a person probably caught it from an infected
    animal.
    Screening of mink for antibodies will be mandatory in “the
    interest of the health of employees,” the Dutch government said
    in a statement late Tuesday. A farm worker was infected with a
    strain that was genetically similar to one circulating among
    mink, suggesting the animals were the source.
    The semi-aquatic, carnivorous mammals are raised for their
    soft pelts on more than 130 Dutch farms. The pandemic virus was
    probably introduced by an infected person originally.
    Authorities are monitoring the outbreak to gauge its
    persistence, said Marion Koopmans, head of the viroscience
    department at the Erasmus University Medical Center in
    Rotterdam.
    “Does it burn out on the farms? I think that’s the biggest
    question,” Koopmans, who helped investigate the outbreak, said
    in an interview. “We would not want to have a persistent
    situation.”
    The outbreak began around April 19, when signs of
    respiratory disease were reported among mink on two farms
    located near each other in the province of Noord-Brabant, close
    to the Belgian border. By the end of the month, 2.4% of the mink
    had died on one farm and 1.2% on the other, according to a study
    released Monday.
    Koopmans and colleagues found that the new coronavirus
    causes viral pneumonia in mink, which can spread it among each
    other despite being separated in cages with non-permeable
    barriers.


    Feed, Bedding

    The researchers posited that the virus might be transmitted
    indirectly through contaminated feed or bedding material, by
    infectious droplets generated by the sick animals, or by
    contaminated dust from the bedding.
    Traces of the virus were detected in airborne, inhalable
    dust on the mink farms, creating a source of “transmission
    between the minks and occupational risk of exposure for the
    workers on the farms,” according to the study.
    The researchers are also investigating the role of cats
    that roam farmyards in potential virus transmission between mink
    farms. Antibodies against the coronavirus were found in 3 out of
    11 cats on one farm.

    “It is advised that infected mink farms ensure that cats
    cannot enter or leave the premises,” the government said in its
    statement.

    To contact the reporters on this story:
    Jason Gale in Melbourne at j.gale@bloomberg.net;
    Joost Akkermans in Amsterdam at jakkermans@bloomberg.net
    To contact the editors responsible for this story:
    Chad Thomas at cthomas16@bloomberg.net
    Anne Pollak, Marthe Fourcade

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    • #4
      Merci Sharon,

      les v?t?rinaires am?ricains se r?veillent quand ?

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      • Emily
        Emily commented
        Editing a comment
        They are awake. They know the cruel killing of that nurse's dog in Spain was based on faulty science. That could be why they aren't jumping on this latest fear bandwagon.
        Abstract In October 2014, a health-care worker who had been part of the treatment team for the first laboratory-confirmed case of Ebola virus disease imported to the United States developed symptoms of Ebola virus disease. A presumptive positive reverse transcription PCR assay result for Ebola virus RNA in a blood sample from the worker was confirmed by the CDC, making this the first documented occurrence of domestic transmission of Ebola virus in the United States. The Texas Department of State Health Services commissioner issued a control order requiring disinfection and decontamination of the health-care worker's residence. This process was delayed until the patient's pet dog (which, having been exposed to a human with Ebola virus disease, potentially posed a public health risk) was removed from the residence. This report describes the movement, quarantine, care, testing, and release of the pet dog, highlighting the interdisciplinary, one-health approach and extensive collaboration and communication across local, county, state, and federal agencies involved in the response. (J Am Vet Med Assoc 2015;247:531–538)

        "To our knowledge, no published reports exist of
        dogs or cats developing clinical signs of EVD or transmitting
        Ebola virus to people or other animals. Even
        areas of Africa with active EVD outbreaks have not
        reported dogs or cats developing EVD. The only published
        scientific data on EVD in dogs is from Allela et
        al,6 who reported Ebola virus–specific IgG in 8.9% to
        25.2% of blood samples obtained from dogs in Gabon
        following an outbreak involving humans and nonhuman
        primates.7 However, in that study,6 2% of dogs from
        the control group, located in an area where Ebola virus
        is not found, also had anti-Ebola virus IgG, suggesting
        issues with the specificity of the assay and raising concerns
        that the reported prevalence of anti-Ebola virus
        antibodies was likely an overestimation. Furthermore,
        in the same study,6 no evidence of Ebola virus infection
        was found among dogs in Gabon, as all canine blood
        samples tested for Ebola virus RNA with a reverse transcription
        PCR assay had negative results."

    • #5
      At least one more human case infected by minks - More cats infected, total to 7

      May 25, 2020

      Letter to Parliament from Minister of Agriculture

      In this case, the virus was detected in three people on the infected farm. The genetic code of these viruses shows great similarity to the genetic
      codes as found in the minks . With the available information is most likely to be at least one of the three infected persons has been infected by a mink. Based on the data it is not possible to confirm whether more than one of these three persons is infected from minks
      The new corona infections related to minks are a minkfarmer, his wife and his daughter. (LINK)

      In our letter of May 19, we reported that three farm cats in an infected mink farm tested positive through serological testing.
      Further investigation has taken place. In total, seven of the 24 sampled farm cats tested positive.
      https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/binarie...nbedrijven.pdf
      Last edited by Gert van der Hoek; May 25, 2020, 06:40 AM.
      ?Addressing chronic disease is an issue of human rights ? that must be our call to arms"
      Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief The Lancet

      ~~~~ Twitter:@GertvanderHoek ~~~ GertvanderHoek@gmail.com ~~~

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      • #6
        The President of the House of Representatives
        of the States General

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        address to the return address
        indicating the date
        and the characteristic of this
        letter.

        Date May 25, 2020
        Concerns State of affairs in investigation COVID-19 op
        mink companies

        Page 1 of 3
        Dear President,
        In our letter dated May 19, we informed you about the state of
        investigation matters on mink farms infected with SARS-CoV-2 and
        a first plausible animal-human infection of the COVID-19 virus. Partly with
        in view of the technical briefing that we have presented to your Chamber and that on
        May 25, 2020 will take place, we inform you about the most recent
        developments and research results.

        A second case has recently become known, in which one of the
        infected mink farms are most likely to be SARS-CoV-2 (CoV-2)
        passed from mink to human. This case is similar to the previous one. In this
        In this case, the virus was detected in three people on the infected farm. The
        genetic code of these viruses shows great similarity to the genetic
        codes as found in the company's minks. Under the
        Available information is most likely to be at least one of the three
        infected persons has been infected by a mink.
        It is not from the data
        possible to determine whether more than one of these three persons is from the mink
        is infected.


        In this company, too, the infection probably did not yet occur
        It was known that mink were infected on this farm and that there were no personal ones yet
        protective equipment was used. RIVM has indicated that this is correct
        and consistent use of personal protective equipment in a stable
        infected mink farm infection. RIVM also assesses that it
        risk of human exposure to the virus outside the barn
        is negligible and has not changed due to this new research result.

        Genetic family tree

        In our previous letter, we reported that researchers have identified the "genetic
        pedigree of infected people from the environment of the infected
        mink farm with the first plausible mink-human contamination even further
        mapping, in order to obtain the most complete picture possible.

        That has since happened. No viruses were found with in that environment
        a genetic coding that fits within that of the infected mink farm. This
        supports the conclusion that it is plausible that there is a
        mink contamination on humans.
        This has also been compared to viruses from infected people in the environment
        occurred at the above mentioned second company with a
        probable mink-human infection.

        Also the three genetic codes found at
        the people on this farm do not match the known genetic codes of the
        viruses from Covid-19 patients in the environment and in the Netherlands.

        Among people,
        therefore, no circulating virus is known from which it is present in the region of the company either
        three genetic codes may have arisen.


        Farm Cats and COVID-19

        In our letter of May 19, we reported that there are three farm cats on it
        an infected mink farm tested positive for serological testing. On this
        further investigation has taken place. In total, seven of the 24
        sampled farm cats tested positive at a serological site
        research. That is, these positive cats have antibodies
        created against the virus. One of the positive cats was under investigation
        virus detected, however the amount of virus detected is probably too
        little to unravel the genetic code. The other six cats could
        no virus can be detected. This means that the last six cats have experienced a CoV2 infection and no longer excrete a virus.
        Because cats
        being infected with CoV-2 has been previously known to infected mink farms
        advised to ensure that their cats cannot enter the company premises
        leave.
        Screening and measures for mink companies

        As announced in the letter of May 19 last, a start is being made this week
        with the sampling for the mandatory screening of all mink farms in
        The Netherlands. Screening at surrounding companies is already taking place around the contaminated locations
        started earlier. As long as the results of the screening are not yet known, they will be
        week - in addition to the measures already in force for the infected mink farms -

        As a precaution, veterinary measures will also apply to all mink companies
        in the Netherlands, such as a visitor ban in the stable. These measures are now
        your House will be informed about this further this week.

        Veterinary epidemiological research on infected farms

        Finally, at the end of this week, the results of the veterinary epidemiological
        research known to be conducted in the three locations of the first two
        infected mink farms. Based on the results, veterinary experts can
        give an estimate of whether CoV-2 will be available on the mink farms in the foreseeable future
        extinguish or not. Based on this estimate, experts in the field of
        human health, complemented by veterinary expertise, assess what it
        is a risk to public health from the infected mink farms.

        On the basis of this advice, we will determine the measures necessary to avert this risk. All conceivable measures will be considered. We will inform your Chamber about this as soon as possible.
        Yours sincerely, the Minister of Health, the Minister of Agriculture, Welfare and Sport, Nature and Food Quality, Hugo de Jonge
        Carola Schoutenhttps://www.rijksoverheid.nl/binarie...nbedrijven.pdf
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        • #7

          MINK FARMS: UP TO 3 MORE PEOPLE INFECTED WITH CORONAVIRUS BY ANIMALS


          By Janene Pieters on May 25, 2020 - 13:30
          There may have been another case of mink to human coronavirus transmission at a second mink farm in the Netherlands. Three people who work at this mink farm have a coronavirus that has a genetic code very similar to the virus found in minks on the farm, Ministers Carola Schouten of Agriculture and Hugo de Jonge of Public Health said in a letter to parliament.

          "On the basis of the information available, it is most likely that at least one of the three infected persons was infected by a mink," the Ministers said. ...https://nltimes.nl/2020/05/25/mink-f...avirus-animals

          ...
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          • #8

            Did a mink just give the coronavirus to a human? Here’s what we know.

            There is no need to panic about the latest reports from the Netherlands.

            By Dina Fine MaronPUBLISHED May 21, 2020
            ...

            There are more than 800,000 mink living on Dutch farms and, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, the industry brings in about $100 million dollars a year. In the wild, the weasel-like animals live in or near water. Their soft fur has long been coveted for clothing, particularly in China, the top importer of mink pelts.

            In 2016, there were more than 150 fur farms in the Netherlands that produced six million mink pelts, according to Humane Society International, but those fur farms are being phased out. Starting in 2013, the government prohibited the opening of new mink farms, and all existing facilities are required to close by 2024. PJ Smith, director of fashion policy at Humane Society International, says this mink coronavirus development could hasten the closures. He describes mink farms throughout Europe as akin to factory farms for poultry and pigs. “They have rows and rows of cages kept in barns where thousands of mink are kept. Several animals are kept in each cage, and their waste falls through wire bars onto the ground.”...
            ...
            The farm worker who contracted the coronavirus has recovered. Meanwhile, authorities are introducing new health and safety regulations. Mink on all farms will now be tested for coronavirus antibodies to ascertain how prevalent the virus has been in those settings. At farms found to have infected animals, visitors aren’t allowed into mink sheds, and employees must use personal protective equipment. In addition, farms must report to the government any case of a mink showing symptoms of COVID-19.
            Why aren't these protective measures in place before a mink farm is infected? Do they think it is impossible for humans to infect minks? The virus may change from the initial introduction while passing among minks and then be passed back to humans, but then humans could be passing the virus from farm to farm after that.
            _____________________________________________

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            • #9
              En France, je crois me souvenir qu'il y a 14 000 visons de compagnie. J'avais pos? la question du nombre ? NW, sans avoir de r?ponse, aux Etats Unis , on ne sait plus compter ?

              Mais, les v?t?rinaires am?ricains priv?s et publics, vont, peut ?tre, cette fois, nous montrer de belles choses...

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