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2025-08-25 15:01:02 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
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CN is incorrect. Sylvia Brown ALSO wrote about a 2020 emerging pathogen, but not this one. 1989 Koontz changed pathogen name to “Wuhan-400” from 1981 edition’s “Gorki-400” created in Soviet Union. Koontz explained the pivot as a post-Cold War update. https://science.thewire.in/health/coronavirus-dean-koontzs-1981-novel/ https://www.thebigthrill.org/2020/03/up-close-dean-koontz/
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