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Slack / Private Message Drop, p.817 [SLACK_001031] · slack_pm:msg:08520

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Date
2021-05-15 17:33
Type
chat message · slack
recipient
Robert F. Garry, Edward C. Holmes, Andrew Rambaut
speaker
Kristian G. Andersen

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... and SARS-CoV-1 in Foshan. I mean, these are big places - like Wuhan.

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  1. 2021-05-15 17:29 Edward C. Holmes open
    CoV-HKU1 was first described in Shenzhen.
  2. 2021-05-15 17:29 Kristian G. Andersen open
    So we really need to answer the question - how unusual is Wuhan for something like this to happen? I don't think very unusual - animal markets, top-10 largest city, largest city in central China, etc.
  3. 2021-05-15 17:29 Kristian G. Andersen open
    Really?
  4. 2021-05-15 17:32 Edward C. Holmes open
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC538593/
  5. 2021-05-15 17:33 Kristian G. Andersen
    ... and SARS-CoV-1 in Foshan. I mean, these are big places - like Wuhan.
  6. 2021-05-15 17:34 Edward C. Holmes open
    HKU-1. 1. Emerged in massive Asian city; 2. Unknown animal origin; 3. Furin cleavage site; 4. Initially associated with pneumonia. Sound familiar?
  7. 2021-05-15 17:35 Kristian G. Andersen open
    FUCK EDDIE - THAT CAME FROM THE LAB TOO??!!!!!!!!
  8. 2021-05-15 17:35 Kristian G. Andersen open
    It's the same thing all over again.
  9. 2021-05-15 17:36 Edward C. Holmes open
    It is! I've mentioned HKU1 in virtually every talk I've given over the last 14 months. Just look at that JVI paper. You could just transpose SARS-CoV-2 for CoV-HKU1.

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