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Indeed, you can't tell whether the test only triggers on antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 or maybe also on other viruses that look like it. A totally different virus could use a similar receptor and provoke matching antibodies.
Then there are viruses that do resemble SARS-CoV-2 like the one that causes MERS.
If that camel had MERS its pee might contain antibodies and that could do something.
Whether it is worth it is doubtful. The camel loses it for a reason.
It may be that a large spread of the virus goes unnoticed, but then there are homes for the elderly with an over 50% mortality rate due to COVID-19. As the virus hits them so hard it is very unlikely that the total mortality rate is 0.2 % or thereabouts.
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Last edited by RedDevil; 04-21-2020 at 06:13 AM..
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