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Re:The lab-leak theory: inside the fight to uncover Covid-19... by basilgohar on Thursday June 03, 2021 @10:04PM (#27389719)
The first observations of illness and mortality of the Spanish Flu were actually in the US. The origin of the name of the Spanish Flu is due to it being reported in the news most freely and widely in Spain as many other nations were limiting reporting due to being embroiled in WWI.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu

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Re:The lab-leak theory: inside the fight to uncover Covid-19... by swader999 on Thursday June 03, 2021 @10:43PM (#27389962)
I know this to be the case but it was still first thought to have originated in Spain.
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Re:The lab-leak theory: inside the fight to uncover Covid-19... by PaulDavisThe1st on Thursday June 03, 2021 @10:53PM (#27390026)
The Wikipedia page cites no theory that places the origin in Spain. It cites theories of origin for the US, France, China and Europe in general.
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