Great piece by @ggronvall on what’s really at stake in denying the evidence for zoonotic origin of SARS-CoV-2 to justify restricting virus research going forward…
It will hinder viral research needed to prepare and respond to the next pandemic.https://t.co/ZpHvYvlIpj
— Dr. Angela Rasmussen (@angie_rasmussen) April 2, 2023
You can’t find something you don’t look for. Much as the CCDC didn’t find virus in a live animal because they didn’t sample any, we were looking in the wrong database.
The BLAST nt database does not contain the whole raccoon dog genome. It only contains the mitochondrial genome.
— Dr. Angela Rasmussen (@angie_rasmussen) March 30, 2023
The analysis presented is not accurate or reliable as it stands now. This preprint, as far as I know, is still undergoing peer review. Hopefully that will result in an improved manuscript.
This is too important to get wrong.
— Dr. Angela Rasmussen (@angie_rasmussen) March 30, 2023
The study based on the data available again does NOT support the hypothesis that animal to human transmission occurred inside the Huanan Market and in particular while raccoon dogs were present inside the market, there was no evidence showing that they were infected by the virus (see pages 6/47 and 12/47 of the preprint). Note added by William Chan
Update: link to updated preprint “Surveillance of #SARSCoV2 at the Huanan Seafood Market” from Liu et al China CDChttps://t.co/SikI2iyeql https://t.co/rSkSygBFC9
— Maria Van Kerkhove (@mvankerkhove) March 29, 2023
Great article by @sciencecohen.
Hits on how these 3 year old data could still clarify events upstream of the pandemic's epicenter at the Huanan market.
And how the current revelations support already strong evidence of Huanan epicenter/wildlife origin.https://t.co/R1cXBtdAuY
— Michael Worobey (@MichaelWorobey) March 30, 2023
In the long-running debate over the origin of covid-19, the latest DNA evidence suggests that it may have reached people via raccoon dogs https://t.co/G5A2pAFWCF
— New Scientist (@newscientist) March 29, 2023
Growing evidence Racoon Dog meat trade could have have been the source of Covid 19 that has killed millions of people worldwide. This is why all dog meat trade must end #covid https://t.co/aFKD7IUpZz
— dominic dyer (@domdyer70) March 25, 2023
"Given the currently avail evidence, the 2 plausible possibilities for the origin of the #SARSCoV2 are not equally likely. Continuing to frame them as such does us all a disservice, dilutes our efforts, and misdirects resources."
– Felicia D. Goodrum et alhttps://t.co/A5DRwzRqoZ— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) March 18, 2023
🇺🇸 An All-American rally in support of sending billions and billions and billions and billions and billions and billions and billions of dollars and weapons to Ukraine. We are at the end of a system, folks. pic.twitter.com/MzzrFpmmT3
— 🅰pocalypsis 🅰pocalypseos 🇷🇺 🇨🇳 🅉 (@apocalypseos) March 16, 2023
Dr @mvankerkhove talks about the status of the scientific work needed to find the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
👉Why it is important to understand the origins of pandemics,
👉What is WHO's role in achieving this and,
👉How WHO works to prevent future pandemics. pic.twitter.com/h1ZSWWxOO4— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) March 15, 2023
16-year-old Hunan Genius Girl "Opens Accelerator" to Break National Juvenile Record
神仙颜值！16岁湖南天才少女“开加速器”打破全国少年记录 pic.twitter.com/2tbQD28lzs— Chunyu 春雨 (@Chunyu_China) March 15, 2023
Where did the pandemic begin?
Was it from nature or a lab?
Since the start, this fundamental question has gone unanswered.
Until now.
Out in @ScienceMagazine: SARS-CoV-2 emerged into humans via the live animal trade at the Huanan Seafood Market.https://t.co/hnl9j3E6j6
— Dr. Angela Rasmussen (@angie_rasmussen) July 26, 2022
