Adaptation, spread and transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in farmed minks and associated humans in the Netherlands
oleh: Lu Lu, Reina S. Sikkema, Francisca C. Velkers, David F. Nieuwenhuijse, Egil A. J. Fischer, Paola A. Meijer, Noortje Bouwmeester-Vincken, Ariene Rietveld, Marjolijn C. A. Wegdam-Blans, Paulien Tolsma, Marco Koppelman, Lidwien A. M. Smit, Renate W. Hakze-van der Honing, Wim H. M. van der Poel, Arco N. van der Spek, Marcel A. H. Spierenburg, Robert Jan Molenaar, Jan de Rond, Marieke Augustijn, Mark Woolhouse, J. Arjan Stegeman, Samantha Lycett, Bas B. Oude Munnink, Marion P. G. Koopmans
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2021-11-01 |
Deskripsi
SARS-CoV-2 was detected in mink farms in the Netherlands in the first wave of the pandemic with evidence of human-to-mink and mink-to-human transmission. Here, the authors investigate this outbreak using phylodynamic analysis and show that personnel links and spatial proximity are predictors of transmission between farms.