Bat virus evolution suggests wildlife trade sparked COVID-19 virus emergence in humans

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May 7, 2025, 11:00 am83 pts
The ancestor of the virus that causes COVID-19 left its point of origin in Western China or Northern Laos just several years before the disease first emerged in humans up to 2,700 kilometers away in Central China, according to a new study by University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers and…

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