Netherlands: COVID-19 Found on Additional Dutch Mink Farms
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Since late April, six mink farms at eight locations in the Netherlands have identified mink infected with the coronavirus (COVID-19). These farms are in the municipalities of Gemert-Bakel/Milheez, Laarbeek, Deurne, De Mortel, and Sint Anthonis. There is also a suspected infection at a mink farm in Venray. Control measures were immediately imposed on the infected mink farms after the first detections were made. Measures were later expanded to cover all mink farms in the Netherlands. The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment assesses the risk of human exposure to the virus outside the mink house as negligible. The government awaits the expert opinion of an Outbreak Management Team, but has noted that all conceivable measures will be considered, including the possibility of clearing the infected mink farms.
