Like other European countries, France has in turn detected the presence of Covid-19 in one of its four mink farms, in Eure-et-Loir where the thousand furry animals were slaughtered .
"The slaughter of all the thousand animals still present on the farm and the elimination of products from these animals" were ordered by decree on Sunday, announced the ministries of Agriculture, Health and Transition ecological.
It was, according to the association One Voice, which fights against animal abuse, one of the "worst" farms in Europe.
Of the other three farms, one is unharmed and "analyzes are still underway in the last two", the results of which are expected within the week, said their joint press release.
Several European countries have already reported contamination of mink farms, mainly Denmark, with the recent discovery of a variant virus, but also the Netherlands then Sweden, Greece, and isolated cases in Italy and Spain .
Mink, source of inter-species contamination
In France, analyzes were carried out in mid-November as part of a dedicated program led by the National Health Security Agency (ANSES).
The results of the tests carried out on the breeders of the four sites were found to be negative, it is pointed out.
Reinforced surveillance has been put in place for the breeder concerned and his family, now "contact cases".
Mink can in fact contract the disease, but also re-infect humans.
It is the only species known to date to be the source of inter-species contamination, in this case to humans and cats, recalls ANSES, which in a recent opinion noted the fact that today animals did not play a role in the spread of Covid-19.
