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Virologist and coauthor of the 2026 Nature commentary on COVID-19 origins
We also know that the Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan had a significant role in the early transmission and initial spread of the virus. These animals could have been the intermediate hosts that brought the virus to the market, leading to the early cases in humans.
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Maria G. Guzman, coauthor of "COVID's origins: what we do and don't know," Nature, February 24, 2026.
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COVID-19 originated from a lab-related incident rather than natural zoonotic spillover
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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 The quote text does appear in the Nature article at the cited URL, published on 2026-02-24, but the article is authored by 23 named coauthors; Maria G. Guzman is listed as one coauthor, not the sole author. Because this is a multi-author article rather than a single-author quote, this platform cannot verify it as correctly attributed to Maria G. Guzman alone. ([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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