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Virologist and coauthor of the 2026 Nature commentary on COVID-19 origins
Die Daten liefern ein weiteres Indiz für eine Herkunft des Virus aus Tieren und eine Verbindung des Ursprungs mit dem Huanan-Markt.
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Christian Drosten, quoted in “Zibetkatzen und Marderhunde in Wuhan: Analyse zum Ursprung von Covid-19,” Der Tagesspiegel, September 19, 2024.
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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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AI Verified Tagesspiegel attributes the German wording verbatim to Christian Drosten. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 3mo ago
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