@MackayIM @angie_rasmussen @KindrachukJason @BillHanage @aetiology @nataliexdean @SaadOmer3 Curious on your thoughts regarding reports that #SARSCoV2 detected in March 2019https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN23X2HQ …
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Replying to @KrutikaKuppalli @angie_rasmussen and
Full genome sequence & it's analysis or it never happened (if not possible, multiple positives using tests sitting across the genome and identified in more than one sample, confirmed by an external lab).mToo much at stake for "traces" to be enough for lab pronouncements
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Replying to @MackayIM @KrutikaKuppalli and
Dammit I was just typing genome or it never happened
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Replying to @BillHanage @MackayIM and
Is it possible there was a lot of regular coronavirus activity at that time?
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Replying to @BillHanage @KrutikaKuppalli and
Yep. But I'd *expect* that they were using one of many published specific PCR tests or well-validated commercial kits. At least.
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This also seems like a very likely false positive because it implies that they were testing every sample from Jan 2018 to now and found a single positive. Enough samples and it's not surprising one was +ve!
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