SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks on Danish mink farms and mitigating public health interventions.
Background First severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections on Danish mink farms were reported in June 2020 and thereupon spread geographically. We provide population-level evidence on excess human incidence rates in Danish municipalities affected by disease outbreaks on...
| Publicado en: | European Journal of Public Health Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 151 - 158 |
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| Formato: | pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Feb2022
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