A highly infectious health hazard, H5N8 avian influenza has reached Europe and has been a cause for concern ever since. Responsible for significant mortality among domestic and...
12/02/2020The viruses, both isolated from bats stored in a laboratory’s freezers, are the first relatives of SARS-CoV-2 to be found outside of China. Research on them sheds light on the o...
12/01/2020The Ministry of Agriculture confirmed today that a mink farm in Eure-et-Loir has been infected with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. This detection is part of the biosecurity program...
11/22/2020Following an initial report published in April 2020 on the potential transmission of COVID-19 through domestic animals, ANSES reaffirms, in light of new data, that domestic and...
11/21/2020After a study revealed that certain marine animals—particularly whales and seals—are more susceptible to SARS-CoV-2, researchers are concerned about cross-contamination from was...
11/17/2020Denmark, the world’s leading mink farm producer, is preparing to cull all 17 million animals raised within its borders. The reason is a new COVID-19 variant that is believed to...
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