MINK

Nov. 10, 2020

Denmark, which has recorded more than 55,000 cases of COVID-19 so far, has also recorded over 200 human cases infected with SARS-CoV-2 variants that are associated with farmed minks.

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  • Mink are dark-colored, semiaquatic, carnivorous mammals of the genera Neovison and Mustela, and part of the family Mustelidae, which also includes weasels, otters and ferrets.

  • There are two extant species referred to as "mink": the American mink and the European mink.

  • The European mink is listed by the IUCN as Critically Endangered due to an ongoing reduction in numbers.

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