It's correct there are not a lot of bats in Wuhan, which is a city of 11 million people and a major transportation hub. Zoonotic spillover can happen anywhere that animals are transported, including distant major cities. SARS started in Guangdong, far from Yunnan.
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Replying to @angie_rasmussen @zeynep
So despite the distance, it's still not any more surprising to see a zoonotic outbreak occur in Wuhan than it was when it happened in Guangzhou. And it's Dr. Shi...Zhengli is her given name, not her family name.
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Replying to @angie_rasmussen
I'm not asking about zoonosis emergence. My question is this claim: "researchers put a zoonotic disease laboratory in a place where a lot of zoonotic disease crossovers were happening." It is a very specific claim about location selection and I'd love to see a source for it.
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Replying to @zeynep
That's not why Wuhan was selected, but the claim isn't necessarily about Wuhan. The modern WIV was built to address zoonotic emergence in China. In that sense, the location is important because Wuhan is a major air and rail hub and is centrally located.
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She replied, seems it was misstated a bit. (And she'd muted the thread so did not see my question to her).
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