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Comment
. 2022 Aug 26;377(6609):925-926.
doi: 10.1126/science.add8384. Epub 2022 Aug 25.

Wildlife trade is likely the source of SARS-CoV-2

Xiaowei Jiang  1 , Ruoqi Wang  1
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Wildlife trade is likely the source of SARS-CoV-2

Xiaowei Jiang et al. Science. .

Abstract

Multiple transmissions from wildlife at a market in Wuhan probably led to SARS-CoV-2 emergence.

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