Are these furry creatures to blame for the pandemic? Study finds 'reasonable' origin of COVID

Weintraub, Karen

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Are these furry creatures to blame for the pandemic? Study finds 'reasonable' origin of COVID

Raccoon dogs, a spaniel-size canine bred and sold in China both for their meat and luxurious fur, are one of the likeliest sources of the last 2½ years of human misery.

A new study suggests these furry creatures, native to Asia, may have been the intermediary, catching the SARS-CoV-2 virus from bats and passing it on to people at a Chinese market, leading to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

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Interviewee:

Newman, Chris; Müller, Thomas ; Lipkin, W. Ian

Author in quotations or text extracts:

Rasmussen, Angela

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USA today

References:

Susceptibility of Raccoon Dogs for Experimental SARS-CoV-2 Infection
(21.10.2020)

Date Issued:

29.07.2022

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English

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Keywords:

Pressespiegel; Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut; Forschung; SARS-CoV-2; Coronavirus; COVID; COVID-19-Pandemie; Ursprung; Wildtier; Marderhund; Wuhan; Zoonose; Studie

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