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Covid report based on China samples puts suspicion back to animal origins

In some samples there was more animal genetic material than human genetic material indicating possible SARS-CoV-2 infections in animals, the report says

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6 min read Last Updated : Mar 21 2023 | 8:32 AM IST

A new analysis of samples taken from a market in Wuhan, China during the early days of the pandemic are the strongest evidence yet that the Covid-19 virus jumped from animals to humans, some researchers say.

The samples found evidence of the presence of the novel coronavirus along with genetic material from multiple animals — including raccoon dogs, which are susceptible to the disease — according to a report published Monday on the Zenodo.org open science website, which builds a case for the Huanan Wholesale Seafood Market as the epicenter of the pandemic.

In some samples there was more animal

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