Publications by authors named "Estelle Leperchois"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigated the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in four French mink farms during late 2020, amidst concerns of forming a new viral reservoir due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- On one farm, a high percentage (96.6%) of serum samples tested positive, indicating significant circulation of the virus, with genetic analysis showing several variants cocirculating.
- Other farms showed lower seroprevalence but were positive for an alphacoronavirus, suggesting potential viral recombination, which may explain varied clinical symptoms across infected farms in Europe.
Article Synopsis
- * Genetic analysis showed multiple lineages of the virus co-circulating in the infected farm, linking it to human cases from the same period.
- * Other farms had lower infection rates, but one contained a mink coronavirus similar to earlier strains found in Danish farms, raising concerns about potential viral recombination and varied clinical impacts among infected farms.
