Denmark to kill over 1 million minks over suspected link to COVID-19 outbreak

As per a recent report by United States Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service, more than 1 million mink will be killed in Denmark.  report says that samples of 34 mink were taken when Danish Patient Safety Authority identified a patient diagsed with coronavirus and associated with a mink farm in rth Jutland. analysis conducted by Danish State Serum Institute and Danish government confirmed presence of virus among farm’s mink. According to a tally by John Hopkins University, Denmark has a total of 33,593 cases with 675 fatalities. 

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Danish Veterinary and Food ministration (DVFA) and Danish health authorities came up with various measures to curb wave of infection. In late August, Dutch government decided to bring an end to mink farming in country by three years. However, y decided that it was justified to let infected animals survive because risk of spreing infection to humans seems minimal. It was in late September when cases at Danish mink farms soared. reports says, “On October 1, 2020, Danish Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Mogens Jensen, ted 41 mink farms h been infected with coronavirus in rth Jutland, and an ditional 20 herds were under suspicion”. However, a week later number rose up to 58 mink farms in rth Jutland and more than 46 farms under suspicion. 

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(Annual Value of Danish Exports of Mink Furskins, Raw, Whole, With or Without He, Tail or Paws. Im Credits: apps.fas.usda.gov)

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Jensen stated, “We have continuously launched initiatives to man and contain spre of infection. In view of recent large increase, we must unfortunately state that it has t been sufficient to prevent continued spre of infection among rth Jutland mink herds”. Talking about decision to kill mink, he said, “it is right thing to do, even though it is s for both animals and humans”. Executive Vice President and Director of Division of Infectious Diseases Preparedness of Danish State Serum Institute, Kåre Mølbak said that as per doctor mink farmers are more prone to catch virus than doctors and nurses.

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