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Denmark will euthanize the entire herd of up to 17 million farm miners after a mutation of the coronavirus, identified in these animals, has spread to humans. According to the Danish prime minister, there is a risk that the virus strain will affect the effectiveness of any anti-Covid vaccine.
Reuters, quoted by Agerpres, writes that outbreaks on mink farms have persisted in the Nordic country, the world’s largest producer of mink fur, despite repeated efforts since June to eliminate infected animals.
“The mutant virus discovered in mink can have devastating consequences around the world,Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said.
Health experts have identified mutations in the virus that have been mutated
Health authorities have identified human and mink virus strains that have low sensitivity to antibodies, which could affect the effectiveness of future vaccines, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said at a news conference.
“The virus that has undergone mutations in the mink may pose a risk for the efficacy of a future vaccine”, she said.
Mink specimens were also euthanized in the Netherlands and Spain after cases of infection were detected.
The Danish health minister said that about half of the 783 Danes infected in the north of the country, home to a large number of mink farmers, had been infected with a strain of the virus from farms.
Authorities reported five cases of infection with the new strain in mink farmers and 12 cases in humans.
The number of miners in Denmark amounts to between 15 and 17 million specimens, authorities said.
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