> Someone claimed it was unclear the bat was for human consumption, This is you failing to read. The claim was that there was a link between bats being eaten a

> Someone claimed it was unclear the bat was for human consumption, This is you failing to read. The claim was that there was a link between bats being eaten and the disease, which has not been demonstrated. Is it plausible? Sure. It is "suggested" (as was claimed) or "linked" (as was also claimed)? No, that's just speculation.