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Cryptic SARS-CoV-2 lineage identified on two mink farms as a possible result of long-term undetected circulation in an unknown animal reservoir, Poland, November 2022 to January 2023.
Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin - 1 Apr 2023
Domańska-Blicharz Katarzyna, Oude Munnink Bas B, Orłowska Anna, Smreczak Marcin, Opolska Justyna, Lisowska Anna, Trębas Paweł, Socha Wojciech, Giza Aleksandra, Bomba Arkadiusz, Iwan Ewelina, Rola Jerzy, Koopmans Marion
Abstract excerpt
In late 2022 and early 2023, SARS-CoV-2 infections were detected on three mink farms in Poland situated within a few km from each other. Whole-genome sequencing of the viruses on two of the farms showed that they were related to a virus identified in humans in the same region 2 years before (B.1.1.307 lineage). Many mutations were found, including in the S protein typical of adaptations to the mink host. The...
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