Talk:Borealpox virus

A fact from Borealpox virus appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 19 July 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

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]

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~~... 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."
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Created by WhinyTheYounger (talk). Self-nominated at 01:22, 4 July 2022 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: None required.

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]

Thank you. Struck through old wording. WhinyTheYounger (WtY)(talk, contribs) 19:00, 5 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]