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A novel SARS-CoV-2 related coronavirus in bats from Cambodia

Here we describe the identification of SARS-CoV-2 related coronaviruses in two Rhinolophus shameli bats sampled in Cambodia in 2010. More...

February 4, 2021April 24, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Animals, Asia, Cambodia, Coronavirus, Health, Infection, Science

Coronavirus vaccine that has proven safe and effective in mice and monkeys

Researchers at Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have developed a COVID-19 vaccine that has proven safe and effective in mice and monkeys. More...

February 4, 2021July 18, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com America, Animals, Coronavirus, Health, Infection, Science, Treatment, USA, Vaccine

3,100 mink from Galicia, Spain farm affected by Covid-19 gassed

The 3,100 mink were at a farm in A Baña (A Coruña) where employees had tested positive for Covid-19

This weekend the 3,100 mink which comprised the total stock of the mink farm ( 2,500 females and 600 males) were killed using the same gasification process as is normally used in order to obtain the fur pelts for which the animals are reared. More...

February 1, 2021July 18, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Animals, Coronavirus, Europe, Health, Infection, Mink, Mutation, Reinfection, Spain, Vaccine

Poland finds first case of COVID-19 in mink

The Polish health minister has said mink on a farm in north-western Poland will be culled after the SARS-Cov-2 virus was detected. More...

February 1, 2021July 18, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Animals, Coronavirus, Europe, Health, Infection, Mink, Mutation, Poland, Vaccine

Circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants B.1.1.7, 501Y.V2, and P.1 have gained ability to utilize rat and mouse Ace2 and altered in vitro sensitivity to neutralizing antibodies and ACE2-Ig

Here, we first investigated cross-species receptor usage of multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants that emerged during the pandemic. More...

February 1, 2021April 3, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com Africa, America, Animals, B.1.1.7, B.1.351, Brazil, Coronavirus, England, Europe, Health, Infection, Mutation, N501Y, P.1, Reinfection, Science, Scotland, South Africa, UK, Vaccine, Variants, Wales

Minnesota tiger tests positive for Sars-Cov-2

A tiger at a Pine County wildlife sanctuary tested positive for the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, making it the second confirmed captive or domestic animal case in the state. More...

January 27, 2021April 7, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com America, Animals, Coronavirus, Health, Infection, Minnesota, USA

A tiger and 2 lions infected with SARS-CoV-2 in Sweden

On 13 Jan 2021, the National Veterinary Institute of Sweden confirmed SARS-CoV-2 in a tiger held in a zoo in Sweden. More...

January 27, 2021July 18, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Animals, Coronavirus, Europe, Health, Infection, Mutation, Sweden, Testing

Several San Diego gorillas recovering from COVID-19, zoo says

A troop of gorillas at the San Diego Zoo’s Safari Park is recovering from an outbreak of COVID-19 that sickened several of the group’s eight members, the zoo said in a news release on Monday. More...