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Re:Time to Ban Wet Markets by oiasdjfoiasd on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @06:22PM (#22621942)
American Swine Flu in 2009 killed tens of thousands of people. To say it could not have happened anywhere is wrong.
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Re:Time to Ban Wet Markets by reaperducer on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @06:27PM (#22621990)
American Swine Flu

Initially called an "outbreak", widespread H1N1 infection was first recognized in the state of Veracruz, Mexico, with evidence that the virus had been present for months before it was officially called an "epidemic"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_flu_pandemic#History

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Re:Time to Ban Wet Markets by TheSpiceIsLife on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @06:30PM (#22622033)
I believe the parent comment meant the frequency of these viruses coming out of wet market environments is higher than other agricultural practices.
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Re:Time to Ban Wet Markets by arcticbull on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @07:01PM (#22622376)
Is there data to back that up?
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Re:Time to Ban Wet Markets by TheSpiceIsLife on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @07:08PM (#22622444)
I'm not sure. My intend was only to point out what I believed the previous comment meant.
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Re:Time to Ban Wet Markets by makomk on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @06:39PM (#22622138)
I don't think we're actually sure where swine flu originated. It was first identified in America, but that might just be because their flu surveillance is better than other countries.
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