Utah ranchers have lost at least 8,000 mink to an outbreak of Covid-19 among the animals known for their silky, luxurious pelts. The virus first appeared in the creatures in August, shortly after farmworkers fell ill in July, according to Dean Taylor, state veterinarian of Utah. “Everything we’ve looked at here in Utah suggests it's gone from the humans to the animals,” Taylor told CNN. The pelts from most of the mink that have died from the virus have been either contained and buried or incinerated. No pelts have left the state, according to Taylor.

Source: CNN October 09, 2020 04:17 UTC