ByApril Ehrlich(Jefferson Public Radio)Dec. 29, 2020 6:19 a.m.

A mink caught outside a farm in Oregon in mid-December has tested positive for low-levels of the coronavirus.

State officials believe the mink escaped from a small farm that was already under quarantine because of a coronavirus outbreak among mink and humans.

In apress release, the Oregon Department of Agriculture said it won’t disclose where the farm is located, citing medical privacy laws.

The Center of Biological Diversity, an environmental group, says mink that escape from fur farms could potentially spread the virus to other wildlife.

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“Mink are related to a range of other species, including badgers, martens, fishers, weasels, otters, and wolverines,” said Jonathan Evans, the center’s environmental health legal…