Wuhan seafood market may not be source of novel virus spreading globally

Re:Wuhan seafood market may not be source of novel virus spr... by baddox on Friday January 31, 2020 @05:38PM (#22206650)

The ones that are too difficult to trace wouldn't, of course, be included among every lab exposure-related outbreak you've encountered.

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Re:Wuhan seafood market may not be source of novel virus spr... by Fomite on Friday January 31, 2020 @06:25PM (#22207041)

There are very, very few outbreaks where we don't eventually figure out the source.

Like, can you spin the theory that we're missing them? Sure. But there's a pretty strong absence of evidence there, despite a field that's actively looking constantly (and where showing that would further the political and scientific careers of a number of people).

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Re:Wuhan seafood market may not be source of novel virus spr... by vtail on Friday January 31, 2020 @05:57PM (#22206820)

Yes - it's a good example of a survivorship bias.

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