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Researcher at the Thai Red Cross Emerging Infectious Diseases Clinical Center; 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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Supaporn Wacharapluesadee, 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 article “COVID’s origins: what we do and don’t know” contains the quoted sentences verbatim and dates the piece to 24 February 2026; its author list shows Supaporn Wacharapluesadee as one of 23 coauthors, not the sole author. The submitted UNMC URL, published 25 February 2026, is only an excerpt/relay page with a “Continue Reading” link to Nature and does not contain the quoted passage itself. Because this platform cannot verify a many-individuals article as a single-author quote, the stored attribution and source record are disputed. ([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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