SARS-CoV-2 spillover events | Science - By Peng Zhou, Zheng-Li Shi: "Notably, there is limited evidence of animal-to-human transmission of SARS-CoV-2 except for mink." | Mink may be host of coronavirus’ origin: China’s ‘Bat Woman’ | Unknowns remain about coronavirus origins
SARS-CoV-2 spillover events | Science Mink may be host of coronavirus’ origin: China’s ‘Bat Woman’ Unknowns remain about coronavirus origins 11:48 AM 1/16/2021 Science 08 Jan 2021: Vol. 371, Issue 6525, pp. 120-122 DOI: 10.1126/science.abf6097 SARS-CoV-2 spillover events | Science Saturday January 16 th , 2021 at 11:28 AM 1 Share A mutated strain of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been found in mink farms, such as this one in Naestved, Denmark, causing a mass cull in November 2020. PHOTO: MADS CLAUS RASMUSSEN/RITZAU SCANPIX/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), and COVID-19 all broke out in recent decades and are caused by different strains of coronavirus (CoV) . These viruses are considered to originate from bats and to have been transmitted to humans through intermediate hosts. SARS-CoV was identified in palm civets in wildlife markets and MERS-CoV in dromedary ca...