1.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 27(2): 547-551, 2021 Feb.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-934448
ABSTRACT
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 has caused a pandemic in humans. Farmed mink (Neovison vison) are also susceptible. In Denmark, this virus has spread rapidly among farmed mink, resulting in some respiratory disease. Full-length virus genome sequencing revealed novel virus variants in mink. These variants subsequently appeared within the local human community.
Subject(s)
COVID-19/transmission , Disease Transmission, Infectious/veterinary , Mink/virology , SARS-CoV-2/genetics , Viral Zoonoses/transmission , Animals , COVID-19/veterinary , COVID-19/virology , Denmark/epidemiology , Farms , Humans , Viral Zoonoses/virology
2.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 26(8): 1842-1845, 2020 08.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-403054
ABSTRACT
We report phylogenetic and mutational analysis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 virus strains from the Lazio region of Italy and provide information about the dynamics of virus spread. Data suggest effective containment of clade V strains, but subsequently, multiple waves of clade G strains were circulating widely in Europe.