Overview
Kåre Mølbak is a epidemiology specialist with an H-index of 78 at Statens Serum Institut (Member). Has been published in The Lancet, The Lancet Infectious Diseases, JAMA. Based in Unknown, Unknown, Global.
Biography
The 2020 Danish mink cull was the government-mandated slaughter of all roughly 17 million mink that were being raised on farms for their fur in Denmark. The cull started in September in response to the detection of Cluster 5, an outbreak of a novel variant of SARS-CoV-2, in the mink during the COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark. The cluster led to concerns that the potential of spillover to humans could reduce the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines. The cull was made nation-wide on 4 November 2020; however, two days later the government announced that the extension of the cull orders had been given without legal authority, causing a political scandal, also known as the "Mink Case". Around 150,000 mink were culled without authority before the problem was identified.
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Ugeskr LaegerBJS OpenEuro SurveillLancet
Key Publications
Helgenomsekventering: et gennembrud for overvågning af listeriainfektioner?
[Infant botulism].
Effect of the number of door openings in the operating room on surgical site infections: individual-patient data meta-analysis.
Importance of timely monitoring of seasonal influenza vaccine effectiveness.
Scientific advisory councils in the COVID-19 response.
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