Dozens of viruses detected in animals at fur farms in China

PARIS, France — Dozens of viruses have been detected mixing in animals at fur farms in China, some of which are new and have the potential to spill over into humans, researchers said Wednesday.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists have been warning that farming mammals such as minks for their fur could make it easier for new viruses to cross over from the wild and spark fresh outbreaks.

Virologist Edward Holmes, who has led research into COVID-19, told Agence France-Presse he felt that the global fur farming industry “is one most likely ways by which a new pandemic will start.”

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