In the analysis, posted online Tuesday, the researchers say their findings add to evidence that live animals traded at the market could have passed the coronavirus to humans, pointing to a natural ...

Analysis presented to the WHO offers clues to whether animals, possibly raccoon dogs, were infected at the Huanan animal market in early 2020.

Similar to coronaviruses, Sarbecoviruses are highly recombinant, and analysis of the SARS-CoV-2 RBD sequence indicated its origin involves genetic recombination.