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French virologist and lead author of the French National Academy of Medicine report on SARS-CoV-2 origins
L’origine du virus SARS-CoV-2 reste une énigme. Les deux hypothèses en balance — transmission d’un virus de chauve-souris à l’homme via un hôte intermédiaire ; accident de laboratoire — continuent de faire débat dans le monde scientifique, et il n’y a aucune preuve formelle dans un sens comme dans l’autre.
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Christine Rouzioux, quoted in Le Monde, “Covid-19 : l’Académie de médecine préconise des mesures de prévention des risques,” April 2, 2025.
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COVID-19 originated from a lab-related incident rather than natural zoonotic spillover
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AI Verified Quote says neither zoonotic nor laboratory-accident origin has formal proof; directly relevant and indicates neutrality. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 3mo ago
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AI Verified Quote says neither origin hypothesis has formal proof; recorded abstain matches. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 3mo ago

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AI Verified Le Monde, 2 Apr 2025, attributes this wording to virologist Christine Rouzioux. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 3mo ago
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