Category: Animals
Two dead wild mink infected with coronavirus found in Castellon, Spain
Europe’s first infected wild animals. The two dead infected wild mink were found in the Mijares and Palancia rivers, in a border area of Castellón with Teruel, where the only population of wild minks in the Valencian Community can be found. More...
The South African and Brazilian coronavirus variants can now infect mice
Here we show that unlike the initial virus, VOCs are able to infect common laboratory mice, replicating to high titers in the lungs. More...
Myocarditis in naturally infected pets with the British variant B.1.1.7 of coronavirus
We report the first cases of infection of domestic cats and dogs by the British B.1.1.7 variant of SARS-CoV-2 diagnosed at a specialist veterinary hospital in the South-East of England. More...
Italy: Domestic cat diagnosed with B.1.1.7 UK variant of coronavirus
The laboratories of Experimental zooprophylactic institute of Piedmont, Liguria and Valle d’Aosta they identified the first case of English variant of Sars-CoV-2 in a cat. More...
Dog and cat infected with UK coronavirus variant B.1.1.7 in Texas
The United Kingdom variant (B.1.1.7) of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has been detected for the first time in a dog and a cat from the same household in Brazos County, Texas, as part of a study led by researchers at Texas A&M University. More...
Urban rats tested for coronavirus in Antwerp, Belgium
The serum of 35 rats was tested by MIA showing 3 potentially positive sera that were later shown to be negative by cVNT. More...
Denmark: Contamination from the mink graves must be removed due to coronavirus
Contamination from the mink graves must be removed.
Substances from buried mink have been found under the mink graves, according to the Danish Environmental Protection Agency’s pollution investigation. More...
WHO Investigators scrap plans for interim report on probe of coronavirus origins
WSJ: “The World Health Organization team investigating the origins of Covid-19 is planning to scrap an interim report on its recent mission to China amid mounting tensions between Beijing and Washington over the investigation and an appeal from one international group of scientists for a new probe.” More...
Orangutans at San Diego zoo receive first coronavirus vaccine made for animals
“An orangutan named Karen, the first in the world to have open-heart surgery in 1994, has made medical history again: She’s among the first great apes to get a COVID-19 vaccine. More...
11 escaped mink tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus antibodies in Utah
“Serum samples from the 11 mink escapees tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies by virus neutralization”
We captured 102 mammals (78 rodents and 24 mesocarnivores). More...