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I swear, if we can nail the "Wuhan" part, our job will be done.

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2021-05-15 17:41 Kristian G. Andersen open

That's the thing - there's a huge bias towards "something odd here" when things go wrong. But HKU1 is exactly the same - minus severe disease. I can guarantee you that if H1N1 had been worse, the lab leak theory of its origin would also not have gone away.
2021-05-15 17:42 Edward C. Holmes open

Totally. I think the HKU1 story is hugely instructive.
2021-05-15 17:43 Kristian G. Andersen open

Eddie - would it be possible to get some data on wildlife markets in China from your contacts? Maybe that journo? I'm wondering if we could plot number or markets (or similar) across a map and show an association. Would be_hugely_ instructive, but I have no idea if Wuhan is special, or not, when it comes to these types of markets.
2021-05-15 17:43 Edward C. Holmes open

I'll see what I can do.
2021-05-15 17:43 Kristian G. Andersen

I swear, if we can nail the "Wuhan" part, our job will be done.
2021-05-15 17:45 Edward C. Holmes open

Yes, need to show it is not special.