Roughly 70 lab leak incidents have been recorded since the 1900s, and more are expected in the future. Seven deadly incidents from 1955 to 2019 were examined, and the leaks showed shared warning signs. These included unexplained early spread without a clear animal source, delayed reporting, and outbreaks emerging near laboratories handling dangerous viruses. The combined impact of these lab leaks included more than 1,800 known laboratory exposures, over 1.1 million infection cases, and more than 700,000 deaths. The central concern is not whether a pathogen will escape, but which pathogen may escape and what containment measures exist to limit serious consequences. Fresh allegations about Covid origins have renewed debate about a possible Wuhan lab leak.
"Scientists are warning that a chilling series of red flags continues to be overlooked when viruses escape from labs, as whistleblowers claim Covid's true origins were covered up for years."
"In the study, they focused on seven of these deadly incidents from 1955 to 2019, discovering the leaks all shared the same warning signs, such as unexplained early spread without a clear animal source, delayed reporting and outbreaks emerging near laboratories handling dangerous viruses."
"Together, these lab leaks caused more than 1,800 known laboratory exposures, over 1.1 million infection cases and more than 700,000 deaths."
"'The question is not if a pathogen will escape, but rather which pathogen will and what measures are in place to contain an escape with serious consequences,' the team warned in the study."
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