An Oregon mink farm has reported a Covid-19 outbreak

[Eugene]

Source: CNN

An Oregon mink farm has reported a Covid-19 outbreak

By Alaa Elassar, CNN
Updated 0023 GMT (0823 HKT) November 29, 2020

(CNN) — An Oregon mink farm has reported an outbreak of coronavirus among mink and farmworkers.

Ten mink samples submitted all came back positive for coronavirus, the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) said in a news release on Friday. The farm has been placed under quarantine, meaning "no animal or animal product can leave the farm until further notice," according to ODA.

The farmer and his staff have been advised to self-isolate after multiple coronavirus cases were reported among workers on the farm, the release said.

"We have been engaged with the Oregon mink industry for some time, providing information on biosecurity to prevent the introduction of SARS-CoV-2 and were ready to respond," ODA veterinarian Dr. Ryan Scholz said.

"The farmer did the right thing by self-reporting symptoms very early and he is now cooperating with us and Oregon Health Authority (OHA) in taking care of his animals and staff. So far, we have no reports of mink mortalities linked to the virus but that could change as the virus progresses."

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Read more: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/28/us/oregon-mink-farm-covid-19-outbreak-coronavirus-trnd/index.html

[usedtobedemgurl]

1. This Also Happened Overseas....

and some of the mink came back to life after dying!! There's one for your bingo card!!!

[superpatriotman]

2. The mink industry needs to go extinct

Like typewriters, spats and coal-burning streetlights