4 Michiganders with COVID-19 strain unique to mink were likely 1st U.S. spillover cases - Detroit Free Press
4/17/2022 12:00:00 AM3 yearsago
by Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press and Betsy Ladyzhets and Derek Kravitz, Documenting COVID-19 project, Columbia University’s Brown Institute for Media Innovation and MuckRock
by Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press and Betsy Ladyzhets and Derek Kravitz, Documenting COVID-19 project, Columbia University’s Brown Institute for Media Innovation and MuckRock
Four Michiganders infected with a unique coronavirus strain tied to minks likely had the first known U.S. animal-to-human virus “spillover” cases.
Four Michiganders a taxidermist, his wife and two mink farm employees were infected with a unique coronavirus strain connected to minks, leading Michigan health officials and the CDC to conclude they… [+7954 chars]
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