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O-43 - 47,381 wild animals of 38 species were sold at four Wuhan markets in 2017-2019, including 7 wild-animal shops at Huanan

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Systematic monthly surveys (May 2017-November 2019) of 17 live-wild-animal shops across four Wuhan markets documented 47,381 individual animals from 38 terrestrial wild species (31 protected); seven of those shops were at the Huanan Seafood Market.
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S-19 - Xiao et al. 2021 — animal sales from Wuhan wet markets pre-pandemic
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Results, Table 1; Methods
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seven at Huanan seafood market...47,381 individuals from 38 terrestrial wild animal species

Surveys covered Baishazhou (2 shops), Huanan Seafood (7 shops), Dijiao pet market (4 shops) and Qiyimen live-animal market (4 shops), with vendor interviews on species, monthly quantities, prices and wild-caught-vs-farmed origin. The data predate the pandemic and were not collected with any origins agenda.

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