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The Strongest Evidence Yet That an Animal Started the Pandemic
By Katherine J. Wu
Newly released Chinese Covid data points to infected animals in Wuhan
By Peter Beaumont
The Origins of the Covid Pandemic: What We Know and Don't Know
By Benjamin Mueller, Carl Zimmer & Sheryl Gay Stolberg
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What are raccoon dogs, and did they start the pandemic?
By Molly Olmstead
Genetic Data Links Covid Origins To Raccoon Dogs Sold At Wuhan Wet Market, Reports Say
By Siladitya Ray
Researchers say newly posted analysis supports natural origin for Covid-19 pandemic
By Brenda Goodman
New COVID origins study links pandemic’s beginning to animals, not a lab
By Maria Cheng & Dake Kang
WHO calls on China to release data linking Covid origin to raccoon dogs at Wuhan market
By Annika Kim Constantino
What is a raccoon dog?
By Kaitlyn Radde
Scientists parse another clue to possible origins of Covid-19 as WHO says all possibilities ‘remain on the table’
By Brenda Goodman
WHO calls on China to share data on raccoon dog link to pandemic. Here's what we know
By Jason Beaubien & Michaeleen Doucleff
Report of Wuhan Market Samples Found Covid and Raccoon Dog Genetic Material
By Benjamin Mueller
What Are Raccoon Dogs?
By Emily Anthes
WHO Accuses China of Withholding Data on Covid’s Origins
By Benjamin Mueller
New Data Links Pandemic's Origins to Raccoon Dogs at Wuhan Market (Published 2023)
By Benjamin Mueller
New covid origin data links raccoon dogs to the pandemic
By Joel Achenbach & Mark Johnson