Mink Farm Worker COVID-19 Surveillance in BC: Design, Implementation, and Findings

Outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 on two BC mink farms at the end of 2020 highlighted the rapid need for timely mink farm worker and animal surveillance. A COVID-19 surveillance system was subsequently designed using a One Health approach, incorporating mink farm worker, animal, and environmental testing, and allowing the linkage of epidemiological, laboratory, and genomic information. We describe the design and implementation of the mink farm worker component of the surveillance system and summarize findings to date. TEAM Elaine Chan, Emily Newhouse, Adrianna Paiero, Yin Chang, Erin Fraser, Inna Sekirov, Natalie Prystajecky, Veronic Clair

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10/21/2021 7:50:00 PM