丹麥宣佈捕殺全國水貂

Denmark to cull 17M mink
丹麥宣佈捕殺全國水貂

Denmark, the world's largest producer of mink furs, plans to cull all mink in the country to contain a mutated form of novel coronavirus.
世界上最大的貂皮生產國丹麥計劃捕殺國內所有的水貂，以遏制一種變異的新型冠狀病毒。

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the decision had been made with a "heavy heart," but it was necessary based on the recommendation of health authorities.
丹麥首相梅特·弗雷澤裏克森表示，他帶着“沉重的心情”做出這個決定，但根據衛生部門的建議，必須要這樣。

"The virus has mutated in mink. The mutated virus has spread to humans," Frederiksen said.
他說：“新冠病毒已經在水貂中發生了變異，而這種變異的病毒已經傳染給了人類。”

The mutation, Frederiksen warned, has been found to undermine the body's ability to form antibodies, which could threaten the efficacy of coronavirus vaccines that are currently underway.
他警告說，這種變異會破壞人體形成抗體的能力，這可能會威脅到目前正在研製的新冠疫苗的效力。

There are between 15 million and 17 million mink in Denmark, according to authorities.
根據官方數據，丹麥有1500萬到1700萬隻水貂。

Outbreaks of coronavirus at the country's mink farms have persisted despite repeated efforts to cull infected animals since June.
儘管該國自6月以來不斷採取措施捕殺受感染水貂，但水貂養殖場的新冠疫情仍在持續暴發。