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'Incredibly concerning': Bird flu outbreak at Spanish mink farm triggers pandemic fears.

  • Published In: Sciencemag.org, 2023. P. N.PAG 1 of 3

  • Database: Applied Science & Technology Source Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Kupferschmidt, Kai 3 of 3

Abstract

In theory, all of the sick animals could have picked up the virus from their feed, which included poultry byproducts, but H5N1 outbreaks have not been reported in the region where the poultry farms and slaughterhouses supplying the feed are located. "Incredibly concerning": Bird flu outbreak at Spanish mink farm triggers pandemic fears Spread among captive mink could give the H5N1 strain opportunities to evolve and adapt to mammals When mink at a big farm in Galicia, a region in northwestern Spain, started to die in October 2022, veterinarians initially thought the culprit might be SARS-CoV-2, which has struck mink farms in several other countries. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Sciencemag.org. 2023/01, pN.PAG
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Veterinary Medicine
  • Publication Date:2023
  • Accession Number:161514898
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