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Virologist and chief research officer at the Kenya Medical Research Institute Centre for Virus Research; 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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Rosemary Sang, 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 The quoted sentences do appear verbatim in Nature’s "COVID’s origins: what we do and don’t know" (Comment, 24 February 2026), but that piece is jointly authored by 23 named individuals; Rosemary Sang is listed only as one coauthor, not as the sole speaker/author. The submitted UNMC URL (published 25 February 2026) contains only an excerpt and a "Continue Reading" link, not the quoted passage itself. Because this is a multi-author article rather than a single-author quote, this platform cannot verify it as a Rosemary Sang quote. ([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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