u/Gonbadi

ID and Quality of these two rugs?

Sorry for the low quality but wanted to check for any age, ID, and price estimates on these two. Based on my own research the first one appears to be a Shahsevan/Ardabil kilim, however, most of the ones I've seen have larger animals so I'm wondering if that makes this more or less rare. My hunch on the second one is that it's an Afghan-Turkmen or Baluch rug but can't find the name of this specific tribe or design. Any thoughts are appreciated!

u/Gonbadi — 5 days ago

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“Super-Spreaders” and Person-to-Person Transmission of Andes Virus in Argentina | NEJM

This is the scientific research paper on the 2018 outbreak of ANDV hantavirus in a small town in Argentina that is worrying people. It casts some doubt on whether the Andes strain is only spread through "close, sustained contact". One of the attendees of the party that caught it from Case 1 said hello to him while they were both on their way to the bathroom, while one of the others who caught it was sitting at a neighboring table with some distance between them.

nejm.org

u/Gonbadi — 6 days ago