Scientists from the Medical University of Gdańsk and the University of Gdańsk, together with veterinarians, have detected the first case of SARS-CoV-2 infection in farmed mink in Poland.
Dr. Maciej Grzybek from the Department of Tropical Parasitology of the Medical University of Gdańsk and Dr. Łukasz Rąbalski from the Department of Recombinant Vaccines at the University of Gdańsk, in cooperation with veterinarians, examined 91 farmed mink for the presence of coronaviruses. Scientists confirmed infection with coronavirus in 8 individuals.
This is the first case of confirmed infection of farm animals with coronavirus in Poland. Throat swabs were collected from mink from a breeding farm in the Pomeranian Voivodeship. The material was subjected to RT-PCR using a two-gene test based on the protocol used in human diagnostics. The presence of SARS-CoV-2 virus RNA was found in eight of the animals tested. In-depth genetic research is currently underway to determine the probable origin of the virus and enable comparison with the known genetic sequences of SARS-CoV-2.
https://www.polsatnews.pl/wiadomosc/...adek-w-polsce/
Dr. Maciej Grzybek from the Department of Tropical Parasitology of the Medical University of Gdańsk and Dr. Łukasz Rąbalski from the Department of Recombinant Vaccines at the University of Gdańsk, in cooperation with veterinarians, examined 91 farmed mink for the presence of coronaviruses. Scientists confirmed infection with coronavirus in 8 individuals.
This is the first case of confirmed infection of farm animals with coronavirus in Poland. Throat swabs were collected from mink from a breeding farm in the Pomeranian Voivodeship. The material was subjected to RT-PCR using a two-gene test based on the protocol used in human diagnostics. The presence of SARS-CoV-2 virus RNA was found in eight of the animals tested. In-depth genetic research is currently underway to determine the probable origin of the virus and enable comparison with the known genetic sequences of SARS-CoV-2.
https://www.polsatnews.pl/wiadomosc/...adek-w-polsce/
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