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[2021-05-19 15:23:26] [Kristian Andersen] [thread - ID: 2021-05-19 02:30:26] @Eddie Holmes I don't really think camels can be considered an "intermediate" host for MERS - seems more to me that MERS is causing an epizootic in camels, so it's pretty much a camel virus by now. [2021-05-19 15:23:54] [Robert Garry] [thread - ID: 2021-05-19 02:30:26] @Eddie Holmes Spillovers are rare. Domesticated animals a key at least for Covs- probably by serving to amplify the virus in close quarters. Pigs get other CoVs - PEDV and SADS-CoV - that are likely direct spillovers from bats. Something about the big cities makes the spillover stick. Could be same thing this time humans living in close quarters able to initiate transmission chains. This happened in West Africa Ebola. The reason why no very large Ebola outbreaks in Middle Africa is population density (we might have a paper on that). [2021-05-19 15:26:09] [Robert Garry] [thread - ID: 2021-05-19 02:30:26] @Eddie Holmes Good point - but that makes the distinction btwn MERS and the rest of the human CoVs all that stronger. [2021-05-19 15:31:03] [Robert Garry] [thread - ID: 2021-05-19 02:30:26] @Eddie Holmes So, question: is SC1 an epizootic in civets? Hard to argue there's definite proof of that but maybe i'm missing something. [2021-05-19 15:37:30] [Robert Garry] External Sender. Be aware of links, attachments and requests. Thanks, Bob. Nice to be in touch and I hope all's well. Cheers, Mike __________________ ____ From: Garry, Robert F > Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2021 2:19 PM To: Bloom PhD, Jesse D; David A Relman; Worobey, Michael - (worobey) Subject: [EXT]Re: Technical Comment External Email That's correct I think. My understanding is that Science will decide whether or not to send for review, then ask you for a comment. Of course, based on the review they may or may not "publish." In the case of a Technical Comment publish means on-line only. Apparently, they may put the 60-word abstract in the paper journal (which perhaps a few people still look at). Cheers, Bob G.