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H1N5, SARS

• timr 5y ago
  Neither originated in wet markets that we know of. Both appear to have been circulating in the community before the first cases were reported: https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/34/Supplement_2/S58/459477 https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/34/Supplement_2/S58/459... > In summary, the present evidence indicates that the H5N1 strains that caused the Hong Kong 1997 outbreak were reassortants from multiple cocirculating avian influenza virus strains https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/pmc/articles/PMC3323155/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/pmc/articles/PMC3323155/ > On January 2, 2003, two cases of atypical pneumonia in the city of Heyuan, Guangdong Province, were associated with transmission of infection to several healthcare workers at the hospital (5). Investigation by the Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention led to the identification of clusters of cases in six other municipalities (Foshan, Jiangmen, Zhongshan, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhaoqing) from November 2002 to mid-January 2003.
  • dnautics 5y ago
    You're cherry picking reviews. Don't get me wrong, I 95% believe the lab leak theory for COVI9, but the wet market theory has a reasonably credible history.
    • timr 5y ago
      > You're cherry picking reviews. I literally took the first two papers I found via googling. > the wet market theory has a reasonably credible history. You're free to cite some of this history.