Eddie Holmes

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Virus stuff, Sydney.
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201 coronavirus strains from the NCBI protein database were analysed for furin cleavage sites present on their spike proteins.

Cleavage sites were found in 44 of them, with 17 hosted by bats and 27 by other mammals...including 1 raccoon dog?

Do tell.

📌https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.02.05.527216v1

#SarsCoV2 #covidorigins

Metatranscriptomic sequencing reveals the viromes of 61 reef fish species in the Great Barrier Reef, with little evidence for virus transmission between species, despite ample exposure. Study led by Vincenzo Costa 🐠

Limited Cross-Species Virus Transmission in a Spatially Restricted Coral Reef Fish Community
https://academic.oup.com/ve/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ve/vead011/7023158?login=false

Limited Cross-Species Virus Transmission in a Spatially Restricted Coral Reef Fish Community

Abstract. The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) – the largest coral reef ecosystem in the world – supports over 1200 fish species with some of the highest population den

OUP Academic

The above ☝️ study from Slovakia had to contend with three different geographically co-circulating flaviviruses: West Nile Virus, Usutu Virus, and Tick-Borne Encephalitis #Virus.

For comparison, here's a study from the Amazon, looking at cross-reactivity among three different #flavivirus: Dengue Virus, Yellow Fever Virus, and Zika Virus.

"Antibody cross-reactivity and evidence of susceptibility to emerging Flaviviruses in the dengue-endemic Brazilian Amazon"
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2023.01.033
#virology

Saving this one for future use 😉
Suche nach Ursprung der Pandemie: Eine geheimnisvolle Telefonkonferenz und die angebliche Weltverschwörung

Vom Tier auf den Menschen übergesprungen – oder aus dem Labor entwischt? Die Suche nach den Anfängen des Coronavirus geriet schnell zu einer toxischen Debatte, in der Forschende um ihr Leben fürchten.

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This SHREDDING Clown from 1927 can PICK!!

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