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Virologist, University of the Witwatersrand; Chair of the WHO Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO)
We also know that the Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan had a significant role in the early transmission and initial spread of the virus.
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Marietjie Venter, coauthor of "COVID's origins: what we do and don't know," Nature, February 24, 2026.
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The clustering of early cases around the Huanan market reflects where the COVID-19 virus emerged, not just where testing looked
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Disputed Nature’s search snippet for the supplied URL contains the sentence verbatim, and the article is dated 2026-02-24; however, the byline lists Marietjie Venter with many named co-authors, and the article text says, “We are 23 of the 27 original members...” This is therefore a real sentence from a multi-author article, not a single-author quote attributable to Venter alone under this platform’s rules. ([nature.com](https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00530-y?utm_source=openai)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 1h ago
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