An initial infection was reported last week on one of two farms near Eindhoven, where the disease was discovered in April among mink that are bred for their valuable fur.
The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that Dutch workers apparently infected with the coronavirus by minks could be the first known cases of animal-to-human transmission.
“But we are still collecting and reviewing more data to understand if animals and pets can spread the disease,” it said. The infection happened before it was known that the mink were carrying the virus, meaning that workers did not wear protective clothing at the time. In a matter of months, the virus has infected more than 5.5 million people, killing nearly 350,000 of them.
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