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Did you know... that public health authorities are still not exactly sure how Alaskapox virus, a recently discovered relative of Monkeypox virus, has spread to humans from animals?
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The result was: promoted by Schwede66 (talk) 09:51, 18 July 2022 (UTC)Reply
... that we are still not exactly sure how Alaskapox virus, a recently discovered relative of Monkeypox virus, has spread to humans from animals? ... that public health authorities are still not exactly sure how Alaskapox virus, a recently discovered relative of Monkeypox virus, has spread to humans from animals? Source: Alaska Department of Health & Human Services Factsheet, also cited in article: "We believe that Alaskapox virus primarily occurs in small mammals. We are not sure how exactly the virus spreads from animals to people."
Overall: I've checked the usage of the two most cited sources and have not flagged any concerns about original research or plagiarism. Mr rnddude (talk) 03:09, 4 July 2022 (UTC)Reply
Who's 'we'? It's certainly not us. Change '... we are still not exactly sure ...' to '... it remains unclear ...' or similar phrasing without usage of personal pronouns. - Concern addressed. Mr rnddude (talk) 03:01, 6 July 2022 (UTC)Reply
Would it be possible to replace "we" with "public health authorities" (or just "scientists")? If not, the passive construction is fine. WhinyTheYounger (WtY)(talk, contribs)
Yes, that works fine as well. Mr rnddude (talk) 03:34, 5 July 2022 (UTC)Reply
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I've checked the usage of the two most cited sources and have not flagged any concerns about original research or plagiarism. Mr rnddude (talk) 03:09, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
- Minor issue resolved. Mr rnddude (talk) 03:01, 6 July 2022 (UTC)