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Slack / Private Message Drop, p.387 [SLACK_000601] · slack_pm:msg:04031

Date: 2021-01-12 14:17
Type: chat message · slack
recipient: Kristian G. Andersen, Robert F. Garry, Andrew Rambaut
speaker: Edward C. Holmes

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Ok, some CONFIDENTIAL pango news: UHK have animals confiscated in 2013 and 2018 in Hong Kong. Direct from Malaysia we think. Of those 9 are seropositive (using the Wantai ELISA SARS-CoV-2 assay) and 5 are PCR positive using Hybribio SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR kit, although 4 of these have high CT values. Enrichment, meta-transcriptomics and luciferase immunosorbent assays (to rule out cross-reaction) ongoing. At face value suggests that SARS-like CoVs have been in Malayan pangos for a while but this needs to be confirmed. I'll update when I have more news. Obviously keep to yourself.

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2021-01-12 14:11 Edward C. Holmes open

Yes, I saw that. Waste of time. About 3-4 weeks I emailed GG to see if could meet up with Dominic Dwyer - my mate from Sydney who is on the WHOO commission. TODAY he replies saying that he will try and find a time-slot. She also implied that they would be looking at the early European data which is ridiculous.
2021-01-12 14:17 Edward C. Holmes

Ok, some CONFIDENTIAL pango news: UHK have animals confiscated in 2013 and 2018 in Hong Kong. Direct from Malaysia we think. Of those 9 are seropositive (using the Wantai ELISA SARS-CoV-2 assay) and 5 are PCR positive using Hybribio SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR kit, although 4 of these have high CT values. Enrichment, meta-transcriptomics and luciferase immunosorbent assays (to rule out cross-reaction) ongoing. At face value suggests that SARS-like CoVs have been in Malayan pangos for a while but this needs to be confirmed. I'll update when I have more news. Obviously keep to yourself.
2021-01-12 14:33 Robert F. Garry open

Thank you Eddie - very important!
2021-01-12 14:35 Robert F. Garry open

I think this is an important clue: [shared file(s): image.png]
2021-01-12 14:37 Andrew Rambaut open

That is interesting, Bob!
2021-01-12 14:38 Robert F. Garry open

Yeah Align SC1 with SC2 (and RatG13) just for completeness. The deletions that you see in the UK and ZA variants are EXACT deletions comparing SC1 to the others. Also note the deletion near 484 - these are hotspots!

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