Linked Topical Bibliography - Wuhan’s House of Cards: Proponents of COVID-19’s natural-origin continue to ignore China’s own published evidence

Abstract

Discrepancies between epidemiological data from the WHO COVID-19 Origins Report and
other published studies are dichotomous, with potentially major consequences for the COVID-19 origin investigation

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© Charles H. Rixey, 2022
Charles H Rixey, MA
Wuhan’s House of Cards: Proponents of COVID-19’s natural-origin continue to ignore
China’s own published evidence
Discrepancies between epidemiological data from the WHO COVID-19 Origins Report and
other published studies are dichotomous, with potentially major consequences for the COVID-19
origin investigation
Working reference list:
Linked Topical Bibliography
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WHO-convened Global Study of the Origins of SARS-CoV-2 [China Part]
WHO-convened Global Study of the Origins of SARS-CoV-2 [Annexes]
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China's mishandling of the early stages of Covid-19 pandemic revealed by leaked documents
COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan demonstrates the limitations of publicly available case numbers for epidemiological
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Reconstruction of the full transmission dynamics of COVID-19 in Wuhan
The Epidemiological Characteristics of an Outbreak of COVID-19
Evolution of the nCoV from the ongoing Wuhan outbreak and modeling of its spike protein for risk of human
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Profile of Immunoglobulin G and IgM Antibodies Against SARS-CoV-2
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Analysis of Urban Greenness Landscape and Its Spatial Association with Urbanization and Climate Changes
Exploring the Spatial Pattern and Influencing Factors of Land Carrying Capacity in Wuhan
Exploring the interactive coupled relationship between urban construction and resource environment in Wuhan,
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Health-Oriented Evaluation of the Spatial Distribution of Urban Green Space in the Wuhan inner city area of China
A spatial design network analysis of street networks and the locations of leisure entertainment activities: A case
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Identification of the high-risk residence communities and possible risk factors of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China
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Implications for Urban Development
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Population Movement, City Closure in Wuhan, and Geographical Expansion of the COVID-19 Infection in China in
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Prometheus & Pandora II: The West must not go gently into a COVID-19 goodnight
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