National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
Utah Department of Health and Human Services, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, USA.
Viruses. 2022 Dec 29;15(1):96. doi: 10.3390/v15010096.
From July−November 2020, mink (Neogale vison) on 12 Utah farms experienced an increase in mortality rates due to confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection. We conducted epidemiologic investigations on six farms to identify the source of virus introduction, track cross-species transmission, and assess viral evolution. Interviews were conducted and specimens were collected from persons living or working on participating farms and from multiple animal species. Swabs and sera were tested by SARS-CoV-2 real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) and serological assays, respectively. Whole genome sequencing was attempted for specimens with cycle threshold values <30. Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection was detected by rRT-PCR or serology in ≥1 person, farmed mink, dog, and/or feral cat on each farm. Sequence analysis showed high similarity between mink and human sequences on corresponding farms. On farms sampled at multiple time points, mink tested rRT-PCR positive up to 16 weeks post-onset of increased mortality. Workers likely introduced SARS-CoV-2 to mink, and mink transmitted SARS-CoV-2 to other animal species; mink-to-human transmission was not identified. Our findings provide critical evidence to support interventions to prevent and manage SARS-CoV-2 in people and animals on mink farms and emphasizes the importance of a One Health approach to address emerging zoonoses.
2020 年 7 月至 11 月,犹他州的 12 家养殖场的水貂(Neogale vison)因确诊感染 SARS-CoV-2 而死亡率上升。我们对其中 6 家养殖场进行了流行病学调查,以确定病毒的传入来源,追踪跨物种传播,并评估病毒的进化情况。我们对居住或工作在参与农场的人员以及多种动物进行了访谈并采集了样本。拭子和血清分别通过 SARS-CoV-2 实时逆转录聚合酶链反应(rRT-PCR)和血清学检测进行了检测。对循环阈值 <30 的样本进行了全基因组测序。在每个农场均至少检测到 1 人、养殖水貂、狗和/或野生猫感染 SARS-CoV-2,其 rRT-PCR 或血清学检测呈阳性。序列分析表明,相应农场的水貂与人序列具有高度相似性。在多个时间点采样的农场中,直至死亡率增加后 16 周,水貂的 rRT-PCR 检测结果仍为阳性。工人可能将 SARS-CoV-2 传染给了水貂,水貂又将 SARS-CoV-2 传染给了其他动物,未发现水貂传染给人类的情况。这些发现提供了重要证据,支持对养殖场中的人类和动物采取干预措施来预防和管理 SARS-CoV-2,并强调了采用“同一健康”方法来应对新发人畜共患病的重要性。
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