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Slack / Private Message Drop, p.1031 [SLACK_001245] · slack_pm:msg:10779

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Date
2021-11-26 09:13
Type
chat message · slack
recipient
Kristian G. Andersen, Edward C. Holmes, Andrew Rambaut
speaker
Robert F. Garry

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Nu does have Y505H previously seen in a lion...plus a few other catty ones.

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  1. 2021-11-26 09:09 Andrew Rambaut open
    Back in the old Beta days we were discussing this critter:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genet_(animal)
  2. 2021-11-26 09:10 Andrew Rambaut open
    Apparently is often commensal with humans (living in roofs etc).
  3. 2021-11-26 09:11 Andrew Rambaut open
    I know that Civets are not a favoured host but again, perhaps that would explain the RBD - i.e. mustelids are closerto humans, civets require more adaptation.
  4. 2021-11-26 09:11 Andrew Rambaut open
    Rodents would also be likely, obviously.
  5. 2021-11-26 09:13 Robert F. Garry
    Nu does have Y505H previously seen in a lion...plus a few other catty ones.
  6. 2021-11-26 09:14 Robert F. Garry open
    Genets are cat-like right?
  7. 2021-11-26 09:17 Andrew Rambaut open
    Yes!
  8. 2021-11-26 09:17 Andrew Rambaut open
    Are you updating your Christmas card
  9. 2021-11-26 09:19 Robert F. Garry open
    Ha - Yeah - and the fact that it's Christmas time may not be purely a coincidence. I was thinking of posting it onvirological but I like the approach of something a bit more substantial put up pretty quickly---

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