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Coronavirus
A large variety of coronaviruses exist naturally and can cause diseases in many animal species. Several coronaviruses are zoonoses: they are able to... -
Hepatitis E
Hepatitis E is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis E virus (HEV). HEV occurs sporadically in developed countries, primarily in the genotypes 3 and... -
Schmallenberg virus
Schmallenberg virus (SBV) causes congenital malformations and stillbirths in cattle, sheep, goats, bison and possibly camelids. Wageningen... -
PED - Porcine epidemic diarrhea
Porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) was first reported in the United Kingdom in 1971. The disease was characterized by severe enteritis, vomiting, watery... -
Vector-borne diseases
Vector-borne diseases are diseases that are transmitted by, for example, an insect (the vector) from one animal to another, or to a human. Midges,...
News
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Questions and answers regarding infection with COVID-19 in mink
11 november 2020 | Mink have tested positive with COVID-19 at dozens of mink farms in the Netherlands. It is also likely that mink have transmitted the virus to... -
First publication on coronavirus transmission on mink farms
10 november 2020 | Various animal species, among which mustelids, are susceptible to the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) which causes the disease COVID-19. The... -
COVID-19 detected on multiple Dutch mink farms
25 oktober 2020 | Mink have tested positive with COVID-19 at 69 mink farms in the Netherlands. Some employees had symptoms of the coronavirus. It seems the infection... -
Mink with COVID-19 died of severe pneumonia
3 augustus 2020 | At the end of April there was a moderately increased mink loss at a number of farms in the Netherlands, with respiratory problems being the main... -
Six questions and answers about the coronavirus (COVID-19)
16 maart 2020 | An outbreak of the new coronavirus SARS-CoV2 started in December 2019 in the Chinese city of Wuhan. This rapidly spreading virus can cause COVID-19...