Nearly 10,000 minks have been reported to have died in Utah due to Covid-19, with quarantine boosting quarantine on nine fur farms.
According to the state veterinarian, Dean Taylor, the coronavirus mostly affects older pieces, “erasing 50% of the breeding colonies.” He said the youth pieces were not heavily damaged.
The Federal Department of Agriculture (USDA) said the first known Covid-19 case among U.S. mink people was in Utah, their diagnosis was confirmed in mid-August. Taylor told NBC News that after the farm workers tested positive, officials learned that the minx would contract coronavirus.
“After an unusually large number of mink died on the farm, the Utah Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory completed a necropsy on several affected animals,” the USDA said. Samples of the procedure were sent to two laboratories, and the Covid-19 was eventually confirmed.
Earlier this month, authorities also confirmed cases of coronavirus among monks in Wisconsin and Michigan.
The Dutch mink was first infected with the coronavirus by their handlers in April. The government identified two cases of humans being infected by diseased animals in May, the only known animal-to-human transition in China since the global outbreak.
Research suggests that individuals with covid-19 may infect animals, and some cases have been identified in Europe to the contrary. In May, the government identified two cases in which humans were infected by sick animals. At the time, they were the only known animal-human transmission since the global outbreak in China.
Utah agriculture officials have maintained that human-to-animal transmission is unlikely, although stating: “There is currently no evidence that animals, including mink, play a significant role in transmitting the virus to humans. As it stands, due to limited information and research, the risk of SARS-COV-2 spreading in humans is considered low. “
Humans and monks show similar symptoms of covid-19 – respiratory distress. U.S. More than 214,000 people have died since the coronavirus contract, and more than 7.7 million people have been infected nationwide.
“Mink breathes with their mouths open, showing discharge from their eyes and nose, and has not been sick for several days before they die.” “They usually die the next day.”
Taylor said no mint has been preached since the Utah outbreak. Agriculture and public health officials, including disease control centers, were coordinating with Mink Farm staff to prevent the spread of coronavirus, he said.
“Once the final testing is done, we will create a state plan to prevent the virus from spreading to more farms,” Taylor told NBC News. “It’s very easy to stop it from happening, and then stop it from happening together.”
According to the Fur Commission USA, the largest association of mink farmers in the country, there are at least 245 mink farms in 22 states. Utah is the second largest producer of petrochemicals in the country, according to the publication.
The USDA said the Covid-19 infected mink was first discovered in the Netherlands, on multiple farms, which “increased mink mortality as well”, the USDA said. It then erupted in Spain and Denmark. These countries have since killed more than 1 million reared mink as a precautionary measure.
The number of animals known worldwide to be Covid-19 is “small … mostly after contact with people with Covid-19,” USDA officials said.
