Mink infected with mutated coronavirus strain escaped from Oregon farm afflicted by COVID-19 outbreak
The runaway mink was caught Dec. 13 by a team of state biologists and tested positive for low levels of the virus just over a week later.
Mink infected with mutated coronavirus strain escaped from Oregon farm afflicted by COVID-19 outbreak
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