SARS-CoV2 infection in farmed mink, Netherlands, April 2020

  1. Nadia Oreshkova
  2. Robert-Jan Molenaar
  3. Sandra Vreman
  4. Frank Harders
  5. Bas B. Oude Munnink
  6. Renate Hakze
  7. Nora Gerhards
  8. Paulien Tolsma
  9. Ruth Bouwstra
  10. Reina Sikkema
  11. Mirriam Tacken
  12. Myrna M.T. de Rooij
  13. Eefke Weesendorp
  14. Marc Engelsma
  15. Christianne Bruschke
  16. Lidwien A.M. Smit
  17. Marion Koopmans
  18. Wim H.M. van der Poel
  19. Arjan Stegeman
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Abstract

In April 2020, respiratory disease and increased mortality were observed in farmed mink on two farms in the Netherlands. In both farms, at least one worker had been found positive for SARS-CoV-2. Necropsies of the mink revealed interstitial pneumonia, and organ and swab samples tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 RNA by qPCR. Variations in viral genomes point at between-mink transmission on the farms and lack of infection link between the farms. Inhalable dust in the mink houses contained viral RNA, indicating possible exposure of workers.

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