> If the virus was obtained from Israel, rather than from
> USA sources, then this would be nothing but the worst
> form of distracting showmanship.

Vivid metaphors aside, the virus came from the East Coast.
The Penn State researchers extensively sequenced the virus that was in
an East Coast operation from multiple colonies and multiple bees and
it fits in the "East coast" lineage and is quite distinct from the
Israeli strains.

I cannot guess why anyone would suspect that the Penn team would
illegally import a viral strain from Israel, and then inoculate bees
in a nonquarantine situation.

Randy Oliver

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