Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 Jun;28(6):1286-1288. doi: 10.3201/eid2806.220328.
We report an experimental infection of American mink with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant and show that mink remain positive for viral RNA for days, experience clinical signs and histopathologic changes, and transmit the virus to uninfected recipients. Preparedness is crucial to avoid spread among mink and spillover to human populations.
我们报告了 SARS-CoV-2 奥密克戎变异株对美国水貂的实验性感染,并表明水貂的病毒 RNA 可在数天内持续呈阳性,出现临床症状和组织病理学变化,并将病毒传播给未感染的受者。做好准备对于避免水貂之间的传播和溢出到人群中至关重要。