Wuhan Lab At Center Of Covid Cover Up Claims Detects Brand New Virus

Researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology discovered the pathogen – codenamed LsPyV KY187 – in a mouse. It belongs to a family of polyomaviruses that infect millions of children each year but are extremely mild. Scientists at the controversial lab made the discovery after testing hundreds of rodents in Kenya in 2016 and 2019. The samples were then sent for analysis to the biochemical research facility in Wuhan, the city at the epicenter of the Covid pandemic. The new poliovirus was detected in a striped mouse, sometimes known as a zebra mouse. It was revealed in a study published in the Chinese journal Virologica Sinica this month. Because the new virus is not closely related to any known pathogen, its effect on humans is “unclear and needs to be further evaluated,” the researchers said. A brand new virus has been identified in the Chinese lab at the center of origin of Covid. Discovered in a striped grass mouse, sometimes known as a zebra mouse (pictured), in Kenya The question of whether the global outbreak started with a spill from wildlife sold on the market or leaked from a Wuhan laboratory just eight miles across the Yangtze River has fueled intense debate about how to prevent the next pandemic. Now, two new studies show a natural diffusion in the Huanan wildlife market. Positive swab samples from floors, cages and stalls also trace the virus to stalls in the southwest corner of the market (bottom left), where animals potentially harboring Covid were sold for meat or fur at the time (bottom right) The discovery highlights how it routinely works at the Wuhan lab, despite persistent questions about its links to the pandemic. Covid began to spread at an animal slaughter market about eight miles from WIV, which operated with dangerous coronaviruses. Chinese officials stifled independent investigations into the lab and deleted critical databases containing information on the first Covid patients. WIV researchers who fell ill with a mysterious flu-like virus months before the official Covid timeline were silenced or disappeared. Photo: The Wuhan Institute of Virology, where critical data was wiped out by Chinese scientists Virologist Shi Zheng-li works with her colleague in the P4 lab of the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Hubei province – which is at the heart of the lab leak theory. Nicknamed the ‘Bat Lady’, Zheng-li hunted down dozens of deadly Covid-19 viruses in bat caves and studied them at the WIV

Did Covid finally appear in the infamous wet market?

Fierce debate over the origins of the Covid pandemic reignited last month after two new studies claimed to have traced the outbreak to a notorious animal slaughter market in Wuhan. One showed for the first time how the first human cases were concentrated in a small radius around the Huanan seafood market in the winter of 2019. More precise analysis of swabs taken from floors, cages and stalls traces the virus to stalls in the southwest corner of the market, where animals that can harbor Covid were sold for meat or fur at the time. A second study claimed to have pinpointed the exact date of the first animal-to-human infection – November 18, 2019 – after genetic analysis of hundreds of samples from the first human carriers. The researchers behind this study also say they’ve found evidence of it spreading to the first-generation liquid strain market—which, if true, would put both original lineages within its walls. Until recently, the only Covid cases linked to the market were Lineage B, which was believed to have evolved after Lineage A. Proponents of the accidental lab spill hypothesis used this as evidence that the virus only reached the market after it evolved elsewhere in Wuhan. But critics downplayed or disputed the findings altogether and warned that both studies were conducted by the same group of academics who regularly support the natural origin theory. To read our story at that time, click here. The so-called lab leak hypothesis was dismissed as a conspiracy or xenophobia in early 2020. But as time goes on, the theory has gained traction. WIV experts worked extensively on bat and other animal coronaviruses and were known to experiment with the closest known relatives of Covid. He also conducted controversial function experiments, which involved tinkering with viruses to make them more infectious or lethal. But there has never been any direct evidence that Covid first jumped to people at the facility. And new research appears to support the idea that the Huanan seafood market was the real source of the pandemic. The latest study, which was submitted to the journal Science last November, involved samples from 232 animals in five counties in Kenya. They were collected on two occasions — August and September 2016 and March 2019. The researchers looked at 226 mice and rats, five voles and one hedgehog, all of which are known harbors of zoonotic infectious diseases – those that jump to humans. Samples were sent back to WIV for PCR analysis. Liver, lung and kidney tissue from each animal was examined for the presence of DNA viruses of seven families. A total of 25 animals tested positive. In all but one case, the samples were traced to pre-existing viruses. However, further analysis showed that the new poliovirus was only a 60% match to its closest relative. Writing in the paper, the researchers said the new virus “is not closely related to any virus known to cause disease in their small mammal hosts or in humans.” They added: “Their pathogenicity [ability to cause disease in humans] and the potential risk of zoonotic transmission are unclear and need to be further evaluated.” About 80 percent of adults have had a poliovirus infection at some point in their lives, most often in childhood. The virus lives in the upper respiratory tract and people usually have no symptoms at all. It is never completely flushed from the body and remains dormant throughout a person’s life – but most people will never realize this. In very rare cases in immunosuppressed patients, the virus can reactivate and multiply, causing kidney or even brain damage. Meanwhile, the Wuhan researchers also stress the importance of continuing to conduct research on viruses in animals. As agricultural activities increase in the rodent’s natural habitats in Africa, it highlights the need for continued surveillance over a wide-scale area, which could include a larger sample size and apply higher-throughput detection methods. “Pathogenicity studies of new viral pathogens are also needed in future research. “Such programs will contribute to an important foundation for future prevention and control of emerging zoonotic diseases.”

title: “Wuhan Lab At Center Of Covid Cover Up Claims Detects Brand New Virus Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-31” author: “Stephanie Adams”

Researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology discovered the pathogen – codenamed LsPyV KY187 – in a mouse. It belongs to a family of polyomaviruses that infect millions of children each year but are extremely mild. Scientists at the controversial lab made the discovery after testing hundreds of rodents in Kenya in 2016 and 2019. The samples were then sent for analysis to the biochemical research facility in Wuhan, the city at the epicenter of the Covid pandemic. The new poliovirus was detected in a striped mouse, sometimes known as a zebra mouse. It was revealed in a study published in the Chinese journal Virologica Sinica this month. Because the new virus is not closely related to any known pathogen, its effect on humans is “unclear and needs to be further evaluated,” the researchers said. A brand new virus has been identified in the Chinese lab at the center of origin of Covid. Discovered in a striped grass mouse, sometimes known as a zebra mouse (pictured), in Kenya The question of whether the global outbreak started with a spill from wildlife sold on the market or leaked from a Wuhan laboratory just eight miles across the Yangtze River has fueled intense debate about how to prevent the next pandemic. Now, two new studies show a natural diffusion in the Huanan wildlife market. Positive swab samples from floors, cages and stalls also trace the virus to stalls in the southwest corner of the market (bottom left), where animals potentially harboring Covid were sold for meat or fur at the time (bottom right) The discovery highlights how it routinely works at the Wuhan lab, despite persistent questions about its links to the pandemic. Covid began to spread at an animal slaughter market about eight miles from WIV, which operated with dangerous coronaviruses. Chinese officials stifled independent investigations into the lab and deleted critical databases containing information on the first Covid patients. WIV researchers who fell ill with a mysterious flu-like virus months before the official Covid timeline were silenced or disappeared. Photo: The Wuhan Institute of Virology, where critical data was wiped out by Chinese scientists Virologist Shi Zheng-li works with her colleague in the P4 lab of the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Hubei province – which is at the heart of the lab leak theory. Nicknamed the ‘Bat Lady’, Zheng-li hunted down dozens of deadly Covid-19 viruses in bat caves and studied them at the WIV

Did Covid finally appear in the infamous wet market?

Fierce debate over the origins of the Covid pandemic reignited last month after two new studies claimed to have traced the outbreak to a notorious animal slaughter market in Wuhan. One showed for the first time how the first human cases were concentrated in a small radius around the Huanan seafood market in the winter of 2019. More precise analysis of swabs taken from floors, cages and stalls traces the virus to stalls in the southwest corner of the market, where animals that can harbor Covid were sold for meat or fur at the time. A second study claimed to have pinpointed the exact date of the first animal-to-human infection – November 18, 2019 – after genetic analysis of hundreds of samples from the first human carriers. The researchers behind this study also say they’ve found evidence of it spreading to the first-generation liquid strain market—which, if true, would put both original lineages within its walls. Until recently, the only Covid cases linked to the market were Lineage B, which was believed to have evolved after Lineage A. Proponents of the accidental lab spill hypothesis used this as evidence that the virus only reached the market after it evolved elsewhere in Wuhan. But critics downplayed or disputed the findings altogether and warned that both studies were conducted by the same group of academics who regularly support the natural origin theory. To read our story at that time, click here. The so-called lab leak hypothesis was dismissed as a conspiracy or xenophobia in early 2020. But as time goes on, the theory has gained traction. WIV experts worked extensively on bat and other animal coronaviruses and were known to experiment with the closest known relatives of Covid. He also conducted controversial function experiments, which involved tinkering with viruses to make them more infectious or lethal. But there has never been any direct evidence that Covid first jumped to people at the facility. And new research appears to support the idea that the Huanan seafood market was the real source of the pandemic. The latest study, which was submitted to the journal Science last November, involved samples from 232 animals in five counties in Kenya. They were collected on two occasions — August and September 2016 and March 2019. The researchers looked at 226 mice and rats, five voles and one hedgehog, all of which are known harbors of zoonotic infectious diseases – those that jump to humans. Samples were sent back to WIV for PCR analysis. Liver, lung and kidney tissue from each animal was examined for the presence of DNA viruses of seven families. A total of 25 animals tested positive. In all but one case, the samples were traced to pre-existing viruses. However, further analysis showed that the new poliovirus was only a 60% match to its closest relative. Writing in the paper, the researchers said the new virus “is not closely related to any virus known to cause disease in their small mammal hosts or in humans.” They added: “Their pathogenicity [ability to cause disease in humans] and the potential risk of zoonotic transmission are unclear and need to be further evaluated.” About 80 percent of adults have had a poliovirus infection at some point in their lives, most often in childhood. The virus lives in the upper respiratory tract and people usually have no symptoms at all. It is never completely flushed from the body and remains dormant throughout a person’s life – but most people will never realize this. In very rare cases in immunosuppressed patients, the virus can reactivate and multiply, causing kidney or even brain damage. Meanwhile, the Wuhan researchers also stress the importance of continuing to conduct research on viruses in animals. As agricultural activities increase in the rodent’s natural habitats in Africa, it highlights the need for continued surveillance over a wide-scale area, which could include a larger sample size and apply higher-throughput detection methods. “Pathogenicity studies of new viral pathogens are also needed in future research. “Such programs will contribute to an important foundation for future prevention and control of emerging zoonotic diseases.”

title: “Wuhan Lab At Center Of Covid Cover Up Claims Detects Brand New Virus Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-14” author: “Shane Calderon”

Researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology discovered the pathogen – codenamed LsPyV KY187 – in a mouse. It belongs to a family of polyomaviruses that infect millions of children each year but are extremely mild. Scientists at the controversial lab made the discovery after testing hundreds of rodents in Kenya in 2016 and 2019. The samples were then sent for analysis to the biochemical research facility in Wuhan, the city at the epicenter of the Covid pandemic. The new poliovirus was detected in a striped mouse, sometimes known as a zebra mouse. It was revealed in a study published in the Chinese journal Virologica Sinica this month. Because the new virus is not closely related to any known pathogen, its effect on humans is “unclear and needs to be further evaluated,” the researchers said. A brand new virus has been identified in the Chinese lab at the center of origin of Covid. Discovered in a striped grass mouse, sometimes known as a zebra mouse (pictured), in Kenya The question of whether the global outbreak started with a spill from wildlife sold on the market or leaked from a Wuhan laboratory just eight miles across the Yangtze River has fueled intense debate about how to prevent the next pandemic. Now, two new studies show a natural diffusion in the Huanan wildlife market. Positive swab samples from floors, cages and stalls also trace the virus to stalls in the southwest corner of the market (bottom left), where animals potentially harboring Covid were sold for meat or fur at the time (bottom right) The discovery highlights how it routinely works at the Wuhan lab, despite persistent questions about its links to the pandemic. Covid began to spread at an animal slaughter market about eight miles from WIV, which operated with dangerous coronaviruses. Chinese officials stifled independent investigations into the lab and deleted critical databases containing information on the first Covid patients. WIV researchers who fell ill with a mysterious flu-like virus months before the official Covid timeline were silenced or disappeared. Photo: The Wuhan Institute of Virology, where critical data was wiped out by Chinese scientists Virologist Shi Zheng-li works with her colleague in the P4 lab of the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Hubei province – which is at the heart of the lab leak theory. Nicknamed the ‘Bat Lady’, Zheng-li hunted down dozens of deadly Covid-19 viruses in bat caves and studied them at the WIV

Did Covid finally appear in the infamous wet market?

Fierce debate over the origins of the Covid pandemic reignited last month after two new studies claimed to have traced the outbreak to a notorious animal slaughter market in Wuhan. One showed for the first time how the first human cases were concentrated in a small radius around the Huanan seafood market in the winter of 2019. More precise analysis of swabs taken from floors, cages and stalls traces the virus to stalls in the southwest corner of the market, where animals that can harbor Covid were sold for meat or fur at the time. A second study claimed to have pinpointed the exact date of the first animal-to-human infection – November 18, 2019 – after genetic analysis of hundreds of samples from the first human carriers. The researchers behind this study also say they’ve found evidence of it spreading to the first-generation liquid strain market—which, if true, would put both original lineages within its walls. Until recently, the only Covid cases linked to the market were Lineage B, which was believed to have evolved after Lineage A. Proponents of the accidental lab spill hypothesis used this as evidence that the virus only reached the market after it evolved elsewhere in Wuhan. But critics downplayed or disputed the findings altogether and warned that both studies were conducted by the same group of academics who regularly support the natural origin theory. To read our story at that time, click here. The so-called lab leak hypothesis was dismissed as a conspiracy or xenophobia in early 2020. But as time goes on, the theory has gained traction. WIV experts worked extensively on bat and other animal coronaviruses and were known to experiment with the closest known relatives of Covid. He also conducted controversial function experiments, which involved tinkering with viruses to make them more infectious or lethal. But there has never been any direct evidence that Covid first jumped to people at the facility. And new research appears to support the idea that the Huanan seafood market was the real source of the pandemic. The latest study, which was submitted to the journal Science last November, involved samples from 232 animals in five counties in Kenya. They were collected on two occasions — August and September 2016 and March 2019. The researchers looked at 226 mice and rats, five voles and one hedgehog, all of which are known harbors of zoonotic infectious diseases – those that jump to humans. Samples were sent back to WIV for PCR analysis. Liver, lung and kidney tissue from each animal was examined for the presence of DNA viruses of seven families. A total of 25 animals tested positive. In all but one case, the samples were traced to pre-existing viruses. However, further analysis showed that the new poliovirus was only a 60% match to its closest relative. Writing in the paper, the researchers said the new virus “is not closely related to any virus known to cause disease in their small mammal hosts or in humans.” They added: “Their pathogenicity [ability to cause disease in humans] and the potential risk of zoonotic transmission are unclear and need to be further evaluated.” About 80 percent of adults have had a poliovirus infection at some point in their lives, most often in childhood. The virus lives in the upper respiratory tract and people usually have no symptoms at all. It is never completely flushed from the body and remains dormant throughout a person’s life – but most people will never realize this. In very rare cases in immunosuppressed patients, the virus can reactivate and multiply, causing kidney or even brain damage. Meanwhile, the Wuhan researchers also stress the importance of continuing to conduct research on viruses in animals. As agricultural activities increase in the rodent’s natural habitats in Africa, it highlights the need for continued surveillance over a wide-scale area, which could include a larger sample size and apply higher-throughput detection methods. “Pathogenicity studies of new viral pathogens are also needed in future research. “Such programs will contribute to an important foundation for future prevention and control of emerging zoonotic diseases.”

title: “Wuhan Lab At Center Of Covid Cover Up Claims Detects Brand New Virus Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-05” author: “Jennifer Diss”

Researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology discovered the pathogen – codenamed LsPyV KY187 – in a mouse. It belongs to a family of polyomaviruses that infect millions of children each year but are extremely mild. Scientists at the controversial lab made the discovery after testing hundreds of rodents in Kenya in 2016 and 2019. The samples were then sent for analysis to the biochemical research facility in Wuhan, the city at the epicenter of the Covid pandemic. The new poliovirus was detected in a striped mouse, sometimes known as a zebra mouse. It was revealed in a study published in the Chinese journal Virologica Sinica this month. Because the new virus is not closely related to any known pathogen, its effect on humans is “unclear and needs to be further evaluated,” the researchers said. A brand new virus has been identified in the Chinese lab at the center of origin of Covid. Discovered in a striped grass mouse, sometimes known as a zebra mouse (pictured), in Kenya The question of whether the global outbreak started with a spill from wildlife sold on the market or leaked from a Wuhan laboratory just eight miles across the Yangtze River has fueled intense debate about how to prevent the next pandemic. Now, two new studies show a natural diffusion in the Huanan wildlife market. Positive swab samples from floors, cages and stalls also trace the virus to stalls in the southwest corner of the market (bottom left), where animals potentially harboring Covid were sold for meat or fur at the time (bottom right) The discovery highlights how it routinely works at the Wuhan lab, despite persistent questions about its links to the pandemic. Covid began to spread at an animal slaughter market about eight miles from WIV, which operated with dangerous coronaviruses. Chinese officials stifled independent investigations into the lab and deleted critical databases containing information on the first Covid patients. WIV researchers who fell ill with a mysterious flu-like virus months before the official Covid timeline were silenced or disappeared. Photo: The Wuhan Institute of Virology, where critical data was wiped out by Chinese scientists Virologist Shi Zheng-li works with her colleague in the P4 lab of the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Hubei province – which is at the heart of the lab leak theory. Nicknamed the ‘Bat Lady’, Zheng-li hunted down dozens of deadly Covid-19 viruses in bat caves and studied them at the WIV

Did Covid finally appear in the infamous wet market?

Fierce debate over the origins of the Covid pandemic reignited last month after two new studies claimed to have traced the outbreak to a notorious animal slaughter market in Wuhan. One showed for the first time how the first human cases were concentrated in a small radius around the Huanan seafood market in the winter of 2019. More precise analysis of swabs taken from floors, cages and stalls traces the virus to stalls in the southwest corner of the market, where animals that can harbor Covid were sold for meat or fur at the time. A second study claimed to have pinpointed the exact date of the first animal-to-human infection – November 18, 2019 – after genetic analysis of hundreds of samples from the first human carriers. The researchers behind this study also say they’ve found evidence of it spreading to the first-generation liquid strain market—which, if true, would put both original lineages within its walls. Until recently, the only Covid cases linked to the market were Lineage B, which was believed to have evolved after Lineage A. Proponents of the accidental lab spill hypothesis used this as evidence that the virus only reached the market after it evolved elsewhere in Wuhan. But critics downplayed or disputed the findings altogether and warned that both studies were conducted by the same group of academics who regularly support the natural origin theory. To read our story at that time, click here. The so-called lab leak hypothesis was dismissed as a conspiracy or xenophobia in early 2020. But as time goes on, the theory has gained traction. WIV experts worked extensively on bat and other animal coronaviruses and were known to experiment with the closest known relatives of Covid. He also conducted controversial function experiments, which involved tinkering with viruses to make them more infectious or lethal. But there has never been any direct evidence that Covid first jumped to people at the facility. And new research appears to support the idea that the Huanan seafood market was the real source of the pandemic. The latest study, which was submitted to the journal Science last November, involved samples from 232 animals in five counties in Kenya. They were collected on two occasions — August and September 2016 and March 2019. The researchers looked at 226 mice and rats, five voles and one hedgehog, all of which are known harbors of zoonotic infectious diseases – those that jump to humans. Samples were sent back to WIV for PCR analysis. Liver, lung and kidney tissue from each animal was examined for the presence of DNA viruses of seven families. A total of 25 animals tested positive. In all but one case, the samples were traced to pre-existing viruses. However, further analysis showed that the new poliovirus was only a 60% match to its closest relative. Writing in the paper, the researchers said the new virus “is not closely related to any virus known to cause disease in their small mammal hosts or in humans.” They added: “Their pathogenicity [ability to cause disease in humans] and the potential risk of zoonotic transmission are unclear and need to be further evaluated.” About 80 percent of adults have had a poliovirus infection at some point in their lives, most often in childhood. The virus lives in the upper respiratory tract and people usually have no symptoms at all. It is never completely flushed from the body and remains dormant throughout a person’s life – but most people will never realize this. In very rare cases in immunosuppressed patients, the virus can reactivate and multiply, causing kidney or even brain damage. Meanwhile, the Wuhan researchers also stress the importance of continuing to conduct research on viruses in animals. As agricultural activities increase in the rodent’s natural habitats in Africa, it highlights the need for continued surveillance over a wide-scale area, which could include a larger sample size and apply higher-throughput detection methods. “Pathogenicity studies of new viral pathogens are also needed in future research. “Such programs will contribute to an important foundation for future prevention and control of emerging zoonotic diseases.”