The animal source of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa eludes scientists…(Guys!…It’s A Bio Weapon!!)
By Tina Hesman Saey and Science News
WashingtonPost.com
August 25, 2014
Along with struggling to stem the spread of Ebola in West Africa, scientists are racing to figure out where the disease came from. The outbreak came as a surprise because the strain that is killing people in urban areas in West Africa had previously struck people in rural, forested parts of Central Africa.
If researchers can figure out which animal carries the virus and how it made the leap to people in West Africa, they may be able to suggest strategies to prevent or contain similar occurrences in the future.
The outbreak started last December in a village in the rain forest of eastern Guinea. At first, no one recognized the disease as Ebola. Symptoms of Ebola can resemble those of many other diseases, and Ebola had never been seen in West Africa before.
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