Genetic tracing of market wildlife and viruses at the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic
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An independent 2024 analysis of early Huanan market environmental sequencing found SARS-CoV-2 RNA alongside genetic material of susceptible wildlife at implicated stalls, consistent with market-associated emergence.
Co-detection from environmental samples does not establish that any specific animal was infected or identify the first animal-to-human transmission.