SARS-CoV-2 spillover events

Spillover from mink to humans highlights SARS-CoV-2 transmission routes from animals Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), and COVID-19 all broke out in recent decades and are caused by different strains of coronavirus (CoV). These viruses are considered...

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Published in:Science 2021-01, Vol.371 (6525), p.120-122
Main Authors: Zhou, Peng, Shi, Zheng-Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Camels
Chiroptera
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - prevention & control
COVID-19 - transmission
COVID-19 - veterinary
COVID-19 - virology
Disease transmission
Europe
Farms
Food Microbiology
Humans
Infections
Meat - supply & distribution
Meat - virology
Middle East respiratory syndrome
Mink
Mutation
Respiratory diseases
SARS-CoV-2 - genetics
SARS-CoV-2 - pathogenicity
SARS-CoV-2 - physiology
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Viral diseases
Viruses
Wildlife
Zoonoses
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Summary:Spillover from mink to humans highlights SARS-CoV-2 transmission routes from animals Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), and COVID-19 all broke out in recent decades and are caused by different strains of coronavirus (CoV). These viruses are considered to originate from bats and to have been transmitted to humans through intermediate hosts. SARS-CoV was identified in palm civets in wildlife markets and MERS-CoV in dromedary camels ( 1 ), but the direct source of the COVID-19 causative agent, SARS-CoV-2, is still undetermined. On page 172 of this issue, Oude Munnink et al. ( 2 ) report an in-depth investigation of SARS-CoV-2 infections in animals and humans working or living in 16 mink farms in the Netherlands. SARS-CoV-2 infections were detected in 66 out of 97 (68%) of the owners, workers, and their close contacts. Some people were infected with viral strains with an animal sequence signature, providing evidence of SARS-CoV-2 spillover back and forth between animals and humans within mink farms.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.abf6097