Doctor who helped discover Ebola warns of new fatal infection called 'Disease X'
3 years, 11 months ago

Doctor who helped discover Ebola warns of new fatal infection called 'Disease X'

Firstpost  

A doctor who helped discover the Ebola virus disease has warned that many dangerous diseases are on the verge of spreading which could be as transmitted as rapidly as the coronavirus and be as deadly as the Ebola virus. The microbiologist who helped discover the Ebola virus in 1976, says these viruses emerging from the tropical forests of Africa could rapidly spread and soon grow deadly for the human population. The Third Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize winners, Francis Gervase Omaswa of Uganda and Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum of Congo are greeted by Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako at the end of the awards ceremony in Tokyo on August 30, 2019 on the sidelines of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development. Zoonotic diseases like yellow fever, rabies, brucellosis and Lyme disease spread from animals to human beings and have caused epidemics and pandemics before.

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Africa CDC, WHO probe 'Disease X' in DR Congo
1 week, 6 days ago

Africa CDC, WHO probe 'Disease X' in DR Congo

China Daily  

By EDITH MUTETHYA in Nairobi, Kenya | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-12-12 09:58 The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, in partnership with the World Health Organization, the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Health Ministry and other partners, is investigating the unknown "Disease X" that has been reported in the central African country. Disease X refers to an …

Africa CDC, WHO probe 'Disease X' in DR Congo
1 week, 6 days ago

Africa CDC, WHO probe 'Disease X' in DR Congo

China Daily  

By EDITH MUTETHYA in Nairobi, Kenya | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-12-12 09:58 The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, in partnership with the World Health Organization, the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Health Ministry and other partners, is investigating the unknown "Disease X" that has been reported in the central African country. Disease X refers to an …

Mysterious flu-like illness kills 31 in Congo: Is it 'Disease X'?
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Mysterious flu-like illness kills 31 in Congo: Is it 'Disease X'?

India Today  

The United Nations has sent a health team to the Democratic Republic of Congo, where over 31 people, mostly children, have died due to a mysterious illness. While the World Health Organisation has referred to it as an "undiagnosed disease", many experts are referring it to as 'Disease X', a hypothetical pathogen that represents the unknown. As per the WHO, …

Rwanda reports 8 deaths linked to Ebola-like Marburg virus days after it declared an outbreak
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Rwanda reports 8 deaths linked to Ebola-like Marburg virus days after it declared an outbreak

The Hindu  

Rwanda says eight people have died so far from the Ebola-like and highly contagious Marburg virus, just days after the country declared an outbreak of the deadly hemorrhagic fever that has no authorized vaccine or treatment. Like Ebola, the Marburg virus originates in fruit bats and spreads between people through close contact with the bodily fluids of infected individuals or …

Will we be prepared for "Disease X?" Misinformation could leave us vulnerable to a future pandemic
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Will we be prepared for "Disease X?" Misinformation could leave us vulnerable to a future pandemic

Salon  

Pandemics have always been a major part of human history, they still dominate our present to some degree, and it would be prudent to prepare for them in the future to avoid the worst case scenario. “There's always the sense of ‘Is there another virus family out there that could cause a problem?’ They needed a “Disease X,” he said. …

Scientifically Speaking | Countering "Disease X": A plan for the unseen threat
11 months ago

Scientifically Speaking | Countering "Disease X": A plan for the unseen threat

Hindustan Times  

In September 2023, India faced a concerning outbreak of the Nipah virus in Kerala's Kozhikode district. The high mortality rate of Nipah infections, coupled with the lack of effective treatments or vaccines, makes the causative virus worrisome enough to be included in the World Health Organization list of priority pathogens. Last week, world leaders convened at the World Economic Forum …

What is Disease X and how will pandemic preparations help the world?
11 months, 1 week ago

What is Disease X and how will pandemic preparations help the world?

Al Jazeera  

WHO Director-General Tedros joined world leaders at the Davos summit to discuss strategies for the next potential pandemic. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, a panel of health industry leaders discussed the importance of preplanning for the outbreak of a hypothetical “Disease X”. Labelling this potential threat as “Disease X” is meant to prioritise preparations for dealing with …

75% of emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic, cautions Union Health Secretary
1 year, 2 months ago

75% of emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic, cautions Union Health Secretary

The Hindu  

Limited knowledge and skill to identify zoonotic diseases, coupled with limited diagnostic facilities at all levels has resulted in neglect of the infectious diseases due to zoonotic pathogens cautioned Union Health Secretary, Sudhansh Pant, on October 17. Mr. Pant made his comments while delivering the keynote address at the national conclave on “Augmented Zoonotic Diseases Surveillance at Human – Wildlife …

Disease X: Potential global pandemic 20 times deadlier than COVID
1 year, 2 months ago

Disease X: Potential global pandemic 20 times deadlier than COVID

Op India  

With COVID-19 evolving into a persistent and increasingly known health challenge, global healthcare experts are now preparing for a possible emergence of “Disease X.” They warn that this novel virus could potentially yield an impact that can be twice that of the catastrophic pandemic Spanish Flu of 1918-1920. Today, we could expect a similar death toll from one of the …

Disease X Dangerous Than COVID-19, Can Claim 50 Million Lives: Health Expert
1 year, 2 months ago

Disease X Dangerous Than COVID-19, Can Claim 50 Million Lives: Health Expert

News 18  

Scientists across the world fear that in the near future, another potential pandemic will arise, which will be far more deadly than COVID-19. Recently, a health expert from the United Kingdom said that a potential pandemic can be caused by Disease X, a name coined by the World Health Organization. According to health expert, Dame Kate Bingham, who chaired the …

What is Disease X and Why Are People Talking About it?
1 year, 2 months ago

What is Disease X and Why Are People Talking About it?

News 18  

As health experts from across the globe caution people about ‘Disease X’, panicky social media users resorted to ‘X’ to put forward their queries. Another person wrote, “What if ‘disease x’ doesn’t exist and all this is hypothetical so that they are prepared if a disease of this magnitude occurs?” Here are a few posts: What is Disease X?It's supposed …

’Disease X’ could be 20 times deadlier than COVID-19, says expert. Top 10 points
1 year, 3 months ago

’Disease X’ could be 20 times deadlier than COVID-19, says expert. Top 10 points

Live Mint  

As COVID-19 transitions into a recurring and more familiar health concern, healthcare professionals in the UK are now gearing up for a potential new pandemic known as "Disease X." After all, even Covid-19 - a milder virus than Disease X - managed to leave us holding a bill for $16 trillion in both lost output and public health expenditure." Nevertheless, …

‘Disease X’ can cause a more fatal pandemic? What WHO says
1 year, 6 months ago

‘Disease X’ can cause a more fatal pandemic? What WHO says

Live Mint  

The World Health Organisation has chalked out priority disease under their scanner at the present. These include- -Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever -Ebola virus disease and Marburg virus disease -Lassa fever -Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Nipah and henipaviral diseases -Rift Valley fever -Zika -“Disease X”* The presence of this apocalyptic sounding 'Disease X" has caused concern …

WHO, Believes Disease X Could Create A Pandemic Like Situation, All You Need To Know
1 year, 7 months ago

WHO, Believes Disease X Could Create A Pandemic Like Situation, All You Need To Know

News 18  

As the world gradually returns to a sense of normalcy following the unprecedented challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, the scientific and public health communities remain steadfast in their preparations for future outbreaks and pandemics. As the global community reflects on the challenges and lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic, the pursuit of knowledge and preventive measures against future outbreaks …

First Marburg virus outbreak confirmed in Equatorial Guinea, WHO says
1 year, 10 months ago

First Marburg virus outbreak confirmed in Equatorial Guinea, WHO says

The Independent  

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Nine viruses the World Health Organisation is concerned about
1 year, 10 months ago

Nine viruses the World Health Organisation is concerned about

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever An endemic disease frequently found in …

WHO ranks world’s worst pathogens at risk of sparking pandemics
2 years, 1 month ago

WHO ranks world’s worst pathogens at risk of sparking pandemics

The Independent  

The World Health Organization said on Monday that it is developing a new priority list of pathogens with the potential to spark global pandemics or outbreaks. “To support this effort the R&D Blueprint will convene 20-25 viral family groups of experts to independently review the science and to shortlist viruses of concern,” the WHO said in a statement. “Targeting priority …

WHO identifying potential pandemic pathogens
2 years, 1 month ago

WHO identifying potential pandemic pathogens

Live Mint  

The World Health Organization said on Monday it was thrashing out a new list of priority pathogens that risk sparking pandemics or outbreaks and need to be kept under close observation. "Targeting priority pathogens and virus families for research and development of countermeasures is essential for a fast and effective epidemic and pandemic response," said WHO emergencies director Michael Ryan. …

Ebola infects 6 schoolkids in Uganda as contagion fear grows
2 years, 1 month ago

Ebola infects 6 schoolkids in Uganda as contagion fear grows

Associated Press  

KAMPALA, Uganda — Six schoolchildren in Uganda’s capital have tested positive for Ebola, the health minister said Wednesday, marking a serious escalation of the outbreak declared just over a month ago. The children, who attend three different schools in Kampala, are among at least 15 people in the city confirmed to have been infected with Ebola, according to a statement …

Ebola infects 6 schoolkids in Uganda as contagion fear grows
2 years, 1 month ago

Ebola infects 6 schoolkids in Uganda as contagion fear grows

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Six schoolchildren in Uganda’s capital …

US sends experimental antibody, antiviral drug to Uganda for Ebola outbreak
2 years, 2 months ago

US sends experimental antibody, antiviral drug to Uganda for Ebola outbreak

Hindustan Times  

The United States sent Gilead Sciences' remdesivir and Mapp Biopharmaceutical Inc's experimental Ebola antibody drug MBP134 to Uganda last week to help safeguard healthcare workers responding to an outbreak that has infected 60 people and killed 44, U.S. government sources told Reuters. There are currently no proven vaccines or treatments for the Sudan species of Ebola, one of four known …

Ebola Is Back—and Vaccines Don’t Work Against It
2 years, 2 months ago

Ebola Is Back—and Vaccines Don’t Work Against It

Wired  

The outbreak began on September 15. The Uganda Ministry of Health dispatched a rapid response team to the affected villages in Mubende district to do a verbal autopsy—collecting information on the likely cause of death from local people. By October 16, the Ministry of Health had reported 60 confirmed cases of Ebola, having registered 11 new cases in the previous …

Africa CD, WHO to host regional meeting on Ebola in Uganda
2 years, 2 months ago

Africa CD, WHO to host regional meeting on Ebola in Uganda

Al Jazeera  

The Uganda outbreak has been attributed to the Sudan strain of the Ebola virus which has no proven vaccine. The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says Uganda will host a ministerial meeting next week on the Ebola virus outbreak which has caused alarm in the East Africa region. The current Ebola outbreak in central Uganda has a 69 …

Uganda confirms seven cases of Ebola, one death
2 years, 3 months ago

Uganda confirms seven cases of Ebola, one death

Al Jazeera  

Seven other deaths are being investigated as suspected cases of a strain for which authorities do not have a vaccine. Uganda has confirmed seven cases of Ebola, as authorities try to track down 43 contacts of known Ebola patients – two days after the East African country announced an outbreak of the contagious disease. “As of today, we have seven …

Uganda declares first Ebola death since 2019
2 years, 3 months ago

Uganda declares first Ebola death since 2019

Hindustan Times  

Uganda's health ministry on Tuesday announced the country's first fatality from the highly contagious Ebola virus since 2019, declaring an outbreak in the central district of Mubende. Uganda declares first Ebola death since 2019 | Representational image "The confirmed case is a 24 year old male. In a statement released earlier on Tuesday, the World Health Organization said a 24-year-old …

Uganda confirms Ebola outbreak after patient dies
2 years, 3 months ago

Uganda confirms Ebola outbreak after patient dies

Al Jazeera  

A 24-year-old man in Uganda’s central Mubende district showed symptoms and later died; there are currently eight suspected cases receiving care. An outbreak of Ebola has been declared in Uganda after health authorities confirmed a case of the relatively rare Sudan strain, the government and the World Health Organization said. There are currently eight suspected cases receiving care in a …

Will monkeypox become a pandemic?
2 years, 4 months ago

Will monkeypox become a pandemic?

Slate  

This story originally appeared on OpenMind, a digital magazine tackling science controversies and deceptions. But the Black Death, uniquely virulent and transmissible, burned across Europe, eastern and central Asia, the Muslim world, North Africa, and Russia for seven years. Ebola, a deadly virus spread by exposure to blood and other bodily fluids, isn’t a pandemic threat because it doesn’t have …

Ghana reports highly infectious Ebola-like Marburg virus: Symptoms, treatment
2 years, 5 months ago

Ghana reports highly infectious Ebola-like Marburg virus: Symptoms, treatment

Hindustan Times  

Ghana has announced the country’s first outbreak of Marburg virus disease after a World Health Organization laboratory confirmed earlier test results. Previous Marburg outbreaks and individual cases have appeared in Angola, Congo, Kenya, South Africa and Uganda, it said. Illness caused by Marburg virus begins abruptly, with high fever, severe headache and severe malaise. Diagnosis Confirmation that symptoms are caused …

World Health Organization declares Marburg outbreak in Ghana
2 years, 5 months ago

World Health Organization declares Marburg outbreak in Ghana

Associated Press  

BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo — The World Health Organization has declared Ghana’s first outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg virus disease after labs confirmed the infections in two cases announced earlier this month. That U.N. health agency lab corroborated the results from the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research in Ghana, WHO said in a statement Sunday. “Health authorities have responded …

What is ‘Disease X’? Why top experts are warning of another pandemic?
2 years, 5 months ago

What is ‘Disease X’? Why top experts are warning of another pandemic?

Live Mint  

‘Disease X’ is causing much a concern in Britain and accordingly, health experts have urged the government to remain prepared for a new pathogen owing to the fact that the country has seen several infections in the recent past. Medical experts have warned, as reported by The Mirror, “We're living through a new pandemic era, and Disease X’ could be …

Swine Flu, Ebola & Deadly AIDS: How Covid Compares With Other Viruses
3 years, 1 month ago

Swine Flu, Ebola & Deadly AIDS: How Covid Compares With Other Viruses

News 18  

The global death toll from Covid-19, which is set to pass five million, is already far worse than most other viral epidemics of the 20th and 21st centuries. In the 20th century, two major non-seasonal flu pandemics — Asian flu in 1957-1958 and Hong Kong flu in 1968-1970 — each killed around one million people, according to counts carried out …

Vaccines and medicines have brought Ebola is under control, says scientist who discovered the virus
3 years, 3 months ago

Vaccines and medicines have brought Ebola is under control, says scientist who discovered the virus

Firstpost  

Jean-Jacques Muyembe first came across the virus in 1976 as a field epidemiologist when he was called to the village of Yambuku in northern DRC for a mysterious illness that had just appeared. Vaccines and medical treatments have brought the deadly and terrifying disease under control, says Jean-Jacques Muyembe, the Congolese professor who first discovered the virus more than 40 …

Ebola can spread via fruit bats or from human to human contact: Everything you need to know about the virus
3 years, 3 months ago

Ebola can spread via fruit bats or from human to human contact: Everything you need to know about the virus

Firstpost  

A vaccine developed by the US group Merck Sharp and Dohme was found to be very effective in a major study carried out in Guinea in 2015. Ebola, which could reappear years later in survivors according to a study published by the journal Nature on Wednesday, has killed more than 15,000 people since 1976. According to the study published Wednesday, …

Ebola virus can lie dormant in survivors and trigger outbreaks even five years after infections: Study
3 years, 3 months ago

Ebola virus can lie dormant in survivors and trigger outbreaks even five years after infections: Study

Firstpost  

Ebola outbreaks are usually thought to result from the virus “spilling” from an animal host to a human. “It’s a new paradigm: the possibility that transmission from an individual infected during a previous epidemic could be the source of a new outbreak.” How and why a dormant Ebola virus suddenly awakens and sickens a person remains something of a mystery, …

West Africa healthcare strained by Ebola, COVID outbreaks: WHO
3 years, 4 months ago

West Africa healthcare strained by Ebola, COVID outbreaks: WHO

Al Jazeera  

UN health agency says West Africa faces complex challenge of multiple outbreaks that could strain healthcare systems. The World Health Organization has warned that on top of the COVID-19 pandemic, West Africa is facing new outbreaks of the viral haemorrhagic fevers Marburg and Ebola, risking huge strains on ill-equipped health systems. “Fighting multiple outbreaks is a complex challenge.” Ivory Coast …

Over 150 in isolation after man killed by Marburg virus in Guinea; all you need to know about Ebola's deadly cousin
3 years, 4 months ago

Over 150 in isolation after man killed by Marburg virus in Guinea; all you need to know about Ebola's deadly cousin

Firstpost  

The Marburg virus belongs to the same family as Ebola, and previous outbreaks have erupted elsewhere across Africa in Angola, Congo, Kenya, South Africa and Uganda Guinea confirmed a case of Marburg disease, caused by a lethal virus that’s related to Ebola and, like COVID-19, passed from animal hosts to humans, the World Health Organisation said earlier this week, The …

Related to Ebola, Spreads Like Covid & Now on WHO List: All About Marburg Virus After Case in W Africa
3 years, 4 months ago

Related to Ebola, Spreads Like Covid & Now on WHO List: All About Marburg Virus After Case in W Africa

News 18  

Guinea confirmed a case of Marburg disease, the World Health Organization said on Monday, the first recorded in West Africa of the lethal virus that’s related to Ebola and, like Covid-19, passed from animal hosts to humans. “The potential for the Marburg virus to spread far and wide means we need to stop it in its tracks,” said Dr Matshidiso …

Marburg Virus, Related to Ebola, Detected in West Africa for First Time, Says WHO
3 years, 4 months ago

Marburg Virus, Related to Ebola, Detected in West Africa for First Time, Says WHO

News 18  

Guinea confirmed a case of Marburg disease, the World Health Organization said on Monday, the first recorded in West Africa of the lethal virus that’s related to Ebola and, like Covid-19, passed from animal hosts to humans. “The potential for the Marburg virus to spread far and wide means we need to stop it in its tracks,” said Dr Matshidiso …

Guinea confirms first West African case of deadly Marburg virus
3 years, 4 months ago

Guinea confirms first West African case of deadly Marburg virus

Al Jazeera  

Guinea confirms death from Marburg disease, a virus related to Ebola with a fatality rate of up to 88 percent. Guinea confirmed a case of Marburg virus disease, the World Health Organization has said, the first recorded in West Africa of the virus that is related to Ebola and, like COVID-19, passed from animal hosts to humans. “The potential for …

Scientists probe whether West Africa’s recent Ebola outbreak was from man who survived epidemic five years ago
3 years, 8 months ago

Scientists probe whether West Africa’s recent Ebola outbreak was from man who survived epidemic five years ago

CNN  

CNN — Scientists and global health officials are investigating whether the current Ebola outbreak in Guinea may have been triggered by a person who was first infected with the virus during the Ebola epidemic in the region five years ago. The team found that the strain of the Ebola virus circulating resembled that of the Makano variant, responsible for the …

Ebola survivor infected years ago may have started new outbreak in Guinea, claim researchers
3 years, 9 months ago

Ebola survivor infected years ago may have started new outbreak in Guinea, claim researchers

Firstpost  

An Ebola outbreak now occurring in Guinea was almost certainly started by someone who survived West Africa’s historic 2014-16 epidemic, harboured the virus for at least five years and then transmitted it via semen to a sex partner, researchers reported on Friday. One possible solution, Schaffner said, would be “to vaccinate much of equatorial Africa” against Ebola even where there …

Why is Ebola back in Guinea? What have we learnt from past outbreaks?
3 years, 10 months ago

Why is Ebola back in Guinea? What have we learnt from past outbreaks?

Firstpost  

New reports of Ebola in Guinea are causing anxiety given the history of the West Africa outbreak of 2014-2016. International support has been a mainstay in the containment efforts in West Africa, but also in most Ebola outbreaks reported to date. Given that the West Africa Ebola outbreak ended only five years ago, one would assume that some of the …

Five Dead in New Ebola Outbreak in Guinea, Contact Tracing On
3 years, 10 months ago

Five Dead in New Ebola Outbreak in Guinea, Contact Tracing On

News 18  

Guinea has recorded up to 10 suspected cases of Ebola and five people have died since the start of a new outbreak of the deadly virus in the southeast of the West African nation, medical authorities said on Tuesday. Guinea's ministry of health said it has identified 115 contacts of the known cases in the city of Nzerekore in the …

Ebola Outbreak 2021: Origin, Causes and Cure of Disease
3 years, 10 months ago

Ebola Outbreak 2021: Origin, Causes and Cure of Disease

News 18  

Two people have died in Guinea while other countries in West Africa are on high alert as there is an Ebola outbreak. The World Health Organization is planning to help Guinea get the vaccine for the Ebola virus. First discovered near the Ebola River in Congo, the ebola virus is a rare and deadly virus that can infect human beings …

Guinea declares Ebola epidemic, neighboring countries act
3 years, 10 months ago

Guinea declares Ebola epidemic, neighboring countries act

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Guinea has officially declared it has an Ebola epidemic after at least three people have died and four others have been infected in the West African nation. Neighboring Sierra Leone and Liberia have put their citizens on high alert as the three West African nations battled the world’s deadliest Ebola outbreak from 2014 to 2016, which began …

As Guinea Races to Trace Ebola Epidemic, Health Minister Optimistic With Past Outbreak Experience
3 years, 10 months ago

As Guinea Races to Trace Ebola Epidemic, Health Minister Optimistic With Past Outbreak Experience

News 18  

Guinea is tracking down people who potentially came in contact with Ebola patients and will rush out vaccines to the area as soon as it can get them, after three people died of the disease, Health Minister Remy Lamah said on Monday. Lamah said that unlike during the deadliest known outbreak, which tore through West Africa in 2013-2016, Guinea now …

West Africa braces to combat first Ebola outbreak in five years as COVID-19 stretches limited health resources
3 years, 10 months ago

West Africa braces to combat first Ebola outbreak in five years as COVID-19 stretches limited health resources

Firstpost  

Patients have been isolated and an investigation was ordered to determine the home villages of all who took part in the burial to carry out contact tracing, said head of National Agency for Health Security Conakry: West Africa faced its first known Ebola resurgence since the end of a devastating outbreak in 2016 on Sunday, with Guinea responding to what …

Ebola outbreak in Guinea: Countries in West Africa on high alert
3 years, 10 months ago

Ebola outbreak in Guinea: Countries in West Africa on high alert

CNN  

Lagos, Nigeria CNN — Guinea declared an Ebola outbreak in one of its regions on Sunday, after the West African nation confirmed at least seven cases of the disease, including three deaths, the country’s National Security and Health Agency said. The Red Cross said in a statement that a network of more than 700 trained volunteers has been “activated as …

Guinea Health Chief Declares Ebola Outbreak an 'Epidemic' as 7 Confirmed Cases Emerge
3 years, 10 months ago

Guinea Health Chief Declares Ebola Outbreak an 'Epidemic' as 7 Confirmed Cases Emerge

News 18  

The head of Guinea’s health agency said Sunday that the country was in the midst of an Ebola “epidemic situation” with seven cases confirmed in the West African nation, including three deaths. “Very early this morning, the Conakry laboratory confirmed the presence of the Ebola virus,” Sakoba Keita said after an emergency meeting in the capital. The cases marked the …

WHO Dismisses Theory That Virus Escaped From Lab As 'Extremely Unlikely'
3 years, 10 months ago

WHO Dismisses Theory That Virus Escaped From Lab As 'Extremely Unlikely'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A group of World Health Organization researchers called the theory that the coronavirus pandemic is the result of a Chinese lab accident “extremely unlikely” following two weeks of fieldwork looking into the pandemic’s origins. That determination was made after “long, frank, open discussions with researchers and management” at the Wuhan Institute of Virology ― the lab suspected …

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