U.S. designates 35 hospitals as Ebola centers

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/12/02/35-ebola-hospitals/19780679/

The Virus Stil Rages: Are Pigs Involved?

http://online.wsj.com/articles/ebola-deaths-near-5-500-as-virus-still-rages-1416588997

What if Ebola gets into NYC rodents or dogs?

Ebola May be Present in More Animals than Previously Thought 

"Ebola may be present in more animals than previously thought, according to researchers studying the virus. So far, it has been detected in chimpanzees, gorillas, fruit bats, monkeys, antelopes, porcupines, rodents, dogs, pigs and humans."

Read more: http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/8335/20140731/ebola-may-be-present-in-more-animals-than-previously-thought.htm#ixzz3H4HBEuy9

Official WHO Ebola toll near 5,000 with true number nearer 15,000

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/22/us-health-ebola-who-idUSKCN0IB23220141022

Ebola Risk For U.S. Hog Herd 'Extremely Low' -- Vet

 While there's a remote chance that Ebola could work its way into the U.S. hog herd, the likelihood is "extremely low," one senior veterinary clinician says. 

 Six years ago, a strain of Ebola virus (Ebola-Reston) was found in hogs suffering from highly pathogenic PRRSV and PCV2 in the Philippines.

http://www.agriculture.com/news/livestock/ebola-risk-f-us-hog-herd-extremely-low_3-ar45556

"Ebola has to date been found in many bush animals, including bush pigs, rodents, porcupines and forest-dwelling antelope."

http://time.com/3480961/ebola-animals-transmission/

"So far, dogs and pigs seem to be the only domesticated animals that can be infected by Ebola."

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/death-ebola-patients-dog-sparks-health-controversy/story?id=26043752

Is Ebola Here to Stay? “That’s Our Biggest Fear."

http://www.newrepublic.com/article/119711/nanomix-produces-diagnostic-device-test-ebola-just-minutes

CDC issues Ebola guidelines for U.S. funeral homes

http://www.cbs46.com/story/26657838/cdc-issues-ebola-guidelines-for-us-funeral-homes

Ironic

The latest victims of Ebola? Pets — abandoned at zoos in Africa

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2014/09/22/the-latest-victims-of-ebola-pets-abandoned-at-zoos-in-africa/

The number of Ebola cases could start doubling every three weeks in West Africa, the World Health Organization said Tuesday"

http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/ebola-outbreak-who-warns-containment-will-cost-1b-1.2009042

3 weeks from now 15,000
6 weeks from now 30,000
12 weeks from now 60,000
15 weeks from now 120,000
18 weeks from now 240,000
21 weeks from now 480,000
24 weeks from now 960,000
27 weeks from now 1,920,000
30 weeks from now 3,840,000
33 weeks from now 7.680,000
36 weeks from now 15,360,000
39 weeks from now 30,720,000
42 weeks from now 61,440,000
45 weeks from now 122,880,000
48 weeks from now 245,760,000
51 weeks from now 491,520,000
54 weeks from now Nearly a billion

When will Ebola news go 24/7?

http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/h5n1/2014/09/when-will-ebola-news-go-247.html

OMG!

Ebola warning: CDC tells airlines to 'treat all body fluids as infectious'

 http://washingtonexaminer.com/ebola-warning-cdc-tells-airlines-to-treat-all-body-fluids-as-infectious/article/2553738

New York Times publishes article on Ebola in Sierra Leone showing pigs foraging for food near people

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/20/world/africa/ebola-outbreak.html?_r=0

And if pigs are Ebola vectors . . .??????

Ebola crisis could last for years

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/09/16/ebola-could-grow-larger/15734723/

The Mathematics of Ebola Trigger Stark Warnings: Act Now or Regret It

http://www.wired.com/2014/09/r0-ebola/

"Research by the University of Oxford compared historic outbreaks to the virus’ possible transmission in bats and chimpanzees to predict how the disease could spread through its vast animal reservoir. "

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/ebola/11086598/Millions-more-at-risk-in-Ebola-outbreak-British-study-finds.html

Area of animal-to-human Ebola risk bigger than thought: study

http://news.yahoo.com/area-ebola-risk-animals-bigger-thought-003618103.html

Ebola will infect thousands more people in Liberia within weeks, says WHO

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/sep/08/ebola-liberia-thousands-new-cases-in-weeks-who

There are at least 288,000 pigs in Liberia where Ebola has broken out in people. Could Ebola-infected pigs spread Ebola throughout the country?

s Ebola Risk Assessment in the Pig Value Chain in Uganda

http://www.thepigsite.com/articles/4834/ebola-risk-assessment-in-the-pig-value-chain-in-uganda

CDC Director: Ebola Outbreak ‘Is Spiraling Out Of Control’

http://atlanta.cbslocal.com/2014/09/02/cdc-director-ebola-outbreak-is-spiraling-out-of-control/

Review of Ebola Virus Infections in Domestic Animals

 http://www.karger.com/Article/Abstract/178495

Abstract

Ebola viruses (EBOV; genus Ebolavirus, family Filoviridae) cause often fatal, hemorrhagic fever in several species of simian primates including human. While fruit bats are considered a natural reservoir, the involvement of other species in the EBOV transmission cycle is unclear, especially for domesticated animals. Dogs and pigs are so far the only domestic animals identified as species that can be infected with EBOV. In 2009 Reston-EBOV was the first EBOV reported to infect swine with indicated transmission to humans; and a survey in Gabon found over 30% seroprevalence for EBOV in dogs during the Ebola outbreak in 2001-2002. While infections in dogs appear to be asymptomatic, pigs experimentally infected with EBOV can develop clinical disease, depending on the virus species and possibly the age of the infected animals. In the experimental settings, pigs can transmit Zaire-Ebola virus to naive pigs and macaques; however, their role during Ebola outbreaks in Africa needs to be clarified. Attempts at virus and antibody detection require as a prerequisite validation of viral RNA and antibody detection methods especially for pigs, as well as the development of a sampling strategy. Significant issues about disease development remain to be resolved for EBOV. Evaluation of current human vaccine candidates or development of veterinary vaccines de novo for EBOV might need to be considered, especially if pigs or dogs are implicated in the transmission of an African species of EBOV to humans

Will dogs and pigs spread Ebola in Africa?

Report: Dogs Eating Dead Bodies Of Ebola Victims On Liberian Streets

 “This means that dogs won’t get sick, but they still could carry a potential risk through licking or biting,”

http://atlanta.cbslocal.com/2014/08/27/report-dogs-eating-dead-bodies-of-ebola-victims-on-liberian-streets/

Ebola May be Present in More Animals than Previously Thought

 http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/8335/20140731/ebola-may-be-present-in-more-animals-than-previously-thought.htm

 

Ebola cases appear in DR Congo

http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/25/world/africa/ebola-outbreak/

Harrowing Images of Liberia’s Ebola Outbreak

http://lightbox.time.com/2014/08/19/ebola-outbreak-liberia-john-moore-photographs/#1

Nigeria has 7.5 million pigs that could become vectors of the Ebola virus if the disease spreads widely.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=17&ved=0CEgQFjAGOAo&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnigerianstat.gov.ng%2Fpages%2Fdownload%2F40&ei=DkfyU6aRM5P9yQSIyoKQDA&usg=AFQjCNGgjRl7wQfH0UVjdS1pwIlglMmMwA&sig2=_wBjUh4lkfEU2mDhpgBoZA&bvm=bv.73231344,d.aWw

Vox tries to convince people that pigs can't spread Ebola to people

http://www.vox.com/2014/8/10/5980553/ebola-outbreak-virus-aerosol-airborne-pigs-monkeys

We won't believe it until Rachel Maddow does one of her 20 minute lectures on it!

In traumatized Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, Ebola chaos

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/08/08/in-traumatized-liberia-and-sierra-leone-ebola-chaos/?tid=hp_mm

The atmosphere in West Africa is “apocalyptic.”

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/08/07/ebola-experts-describe-atmosphere-in-west-africa-as-apocalyptic.html

"There are dead bodies all over the place and they now know that it’s real"

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/08/06/god-is-angry-with-liberia-ebola-is-a-plague/?tid=hp_mm&hpid=z3

The big question nobody is asking . . .

What if Ebola gets into pigs or other animals?

Ebola May be Present in More Animals than Previously Thought

http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/8335/20140731/ebola-may-be-present-in-more-animals-than-previously-thought.htm

From 2009

Ebola: " . . . working with pigs and ferrets to find a cure."

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2709200/Australian-government-warn-against-West-Africa-travel-fears-grow-deadly-Ebola-virus-spread-globally.html#ixzz38tPmrfrO

CDC Calls Ebola Outbreak ‘Forest Fire’

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/07/28/cdc-equates-ebola-outbreak-to-forest-fire.html

Ebola in Nigeria: Government Confirms Case, Liberian Official Dies in Lagos

http://www.hngn.com/articles/37208/20140726/ebola-in-nigeria-government-confirms-case-liberian-official-dies-in-lagos.htm

Ebola 2014: West Africa outbreak tops 1,000 cases, situation remains ‘serious’

http://www.theglobaldispatch.com/ebola-2014-west-africa-outbreak-tops-1000-cases-situation-remains-serious-67958/

Death toll from West Africa Ebola outbreak jumps to 603: WHO

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/07/15/us-health-ebola-toll-idUKKBN0FK10X20140715

" In Africa, fruit bats are believed to be the natural hosts of Ebola virus. The disease spreads from wildlife to people through contact with infected fruit bats, or through intermediate hosts, such as monkeys, apes, or pigs that have themselves become infected through contact with bat saliva or faeces."

http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/health/artikel.php?ID=316813

Fear of an Ebola Spread Causes Ivory Coast to Stop Refugees Returning

http://www.newsweek.com/fear-ebola-spread-causes-ivory-coast-turn-away-refugees-259032

International Ebola Crisis in West Africa Deepens With 539 Dead

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/ebola-crisis-west-africa-deepens-500-dead-24547697

West Africa Ebola outbreak nears 900 cases

http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2014/07/west-africa-ebola-outbreak-nears-900-cases

Ebola death toll reaches 518

http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/auckland/news/nbint/1948649745-ebola-death-toll-reaches-518

Ghana: Quarantined American dies of Ebola

http://en.starafrica.com/news/ghana-quarantined-american-dies-of-ebola.html

Ebola: Next Stop Paris?

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/06/25/324941229/could-the-ebola-outbreak-spread-to-europe-or-the-u-s

The deadliest Ebola outbreak in history is happening right now

http://www.vox.com/2014/6/26/5839394/the-deadliest-ebola-outbreak-in-history-is-happening-right-now

Ebola in West Africa: Epidemic requires massive deployment of resources

http://www.msf.org/article/ebola-west-africa-epidemic-requires-massive-deployment-resources

Ebola patients have been identified in more than 60 separate locations across the three countries, complicating efforts to treat patients and curb the outbreak.

Ebola virus kills eighth person in two weeks in Monrovia, Liberia

Read more: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2014/06/22/Ebola-virus-kills-eighth-person-in-two-weeks-in-Monrovia-Liberia/6991403464135/#ixzz35OkSA3ty

Ebola cases called "tip of the iceberg"

http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/ebola-outbreak-tip-iceberg-experts-say-n137081

Still not mentioning pigs as possible vector.

The Ebola outbreak is devastating West Africa and will spread to more countries unless more aid is provided, an official with the group Doctors Without Borders said Friday

http://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-west-africa-ebola-outbreak-20140620-story.html

Ebola Totally Out of Control

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/20/ebola-west-africa_n_5515140.html

UPI: "The virus resides in infected pigs, monkeys and fruit bats, and is transferred to humans."

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2014/06/18/Seven-die-from-Ebola-outbreak-in-Monrovia/8721403110612/

Doctors Aren't Sure How To Stop Africa's Deadliest Ebola Outbreak

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/06/18/323213138/doctors-aren-t-sure-how-to-stop-africa-s-deadliest-ebola-outbreak

Death toll from West Africa Ebola hits 337: WHO

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ebola-africa-20140618,0,2908626.story

West Africa Ebola outbreak spreads to Liberia's capital, four dead

http://www.trust.org/item/20140617171034-c4jyc/

Sierra Leone Declares Emergency as Ebola Spreads

http://www.voanews.com/content/sierra-leone-declares-emergency-as-ebola-spreads/1935261.html

Ebola update: Sierra Leone struggles to contain outbreak, 12 deaths in a week

http://www.techtimes.com/articles/8255/20140611/ebola-update-sierra-leone-struggles-to-contain-outbreak-12-deaths-in-a-week.htm

Death toll from Ebola in Sierra Leone more than doubles to 12

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/09/us-leone-ebola-idUSKBN0EK1HT20140609

Can anything stop West Africa’s outbreak of Ebola?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/06/10/can-anything-stop-west-africas-outbreak-of-ebola/?tid=pm_national_pop

Pigs still not being discussed as a possible vector!

Ebola death toll keeps climbing in West Africa

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AF_WEST_AFRICA_EBOLA?SITE=7219&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2014-06-10-11-05-00

Number of Ebola virus deaths reach 215 in Guinea

http://vibeghana.com/2014/06/08/number-of-ebola-virus-deaths-reach-215-in-guinea/

Growing Ebola Outbreak Threatens to Overwhelm Volunteers

http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/growing-ebola-outbreak-threatens-overwhelm-volunteers-n124961

Ebola virus claims lives of more than 200 people in Guinea

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/04/ebola-virus-200-guinea-who-sierra-leone-liberia

Ebola fear prompts Britons to leave

http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/main-topics/world/ebola-fear-prompts-britons-to-leave-1-6652943

UK Firm To Evacuate Sierra Leone Staff Over Ebola

http://www.4ni.co.uk/northern_ireland_news.asp?id=181415

Resurgence of Epidemic Ebola in West Africa

http://www.msf.org/article/resurgence-epidemic-ebola-west-africa

Ebola death toll rises in Sierra Leone

http://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/ebola-death-toll-rises-in-sierra-leone-1.1697552

Guinea's Capital, Conakry Records First New Ebola Cases

http://www.channelstv.com/2014/05/29/guineas-capital-conakry-records-first-new-ebola-cases/

Number of pigs (potential Ebola vectors) in Sierra Leone

http://www.factfish.com/statistic-country/sierra%20leone/pigs

Ebola cases in Sierra Leone triple, to 50

http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2014/05/ebola-cases-sierra-leone-triple-50

Two patients died yesterday in eastern Sierra Leone, Amara Jambai, director of disease prevention and control at the ministry of health, said in an interview. Villagers threw stones at medical staff who were trying to inspect one of the bodies yesterday, he said.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-05-28/villagers-stone-workers-tracking-ebola-in-sierra-leone.html

West Africa Ebola outbreak still spreading, 'situation serious': WHO

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/28/us-ebola-westafrica-idUSKBN0E81IQ20140528

Guinea announces 2 new cases of Ebola in previously unaffected area

http://news.yahoo.com/guinea-announces-2-cases-ebola-previously-unaffected-area-080122135.html

Sierra Leone Has First Ebola Outbreak

http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2014/05/26/sierra-leone-has-first-ebola-outbreak.html

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ebola-virus-spreads-kills-several-in-sierra-leone/

A medical relief worker at an Ebola treatment center in Guinea says new patients continue to be admitted on a daily basis.

http://www.eurasiareview.com/23042014-ebola-death-toll-rises-west-africa/

World Health Organization says 147 people have died from Ebola outbreak in West Africa

http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2014/04/23/ebola-death-toll-in-west-africa-rises-to-147

The African Ebola outbreak that shows no sign of slowing

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/04/23/the-african-ebola-outbreak-that-shows-no-sign-of-slowing/?tid=hpModule_04941f10-8a79-11e2-98d9-3012c1cd8d1e

A government spokesmen, presumably from Guinea told Reuters it will no longer issue death tolls to avoid causing panic.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/04/22/1293678/-WHO-reports-Ebola-outbreak-spreading-50-cases-in-Guinea-s-capital-Conakry-including-20-deaths

WHO reports Ebola outbreak spreading: 50 cases in Guinea's capital Conakry including 20 deaths

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/04/22/1293678/-WHO-reports-Ebola-outbreak-spreading-50-cases-in-Guinea-s-capital-Conakry-including-20-deaths

Ebola outbreak: Guinea death toll up to 136

http://www.theglobaldispatch.com/ebola-outbreak-guinea-death-toll-up-to-136-136/

A suspected case of the deadly Ebola disease is being investigated at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, Ghana's second largestreferral facility

http://www.ghanatrade.gov.gh/Latest-News/kath-investigates-suspected-ebola-case.html

According to Dr. Kofi Bonney, a research Fellow with the Virology Department of the Nogouchi Memorial Research Center, the disease is believed to be transmitted mainly through direct contact with fruit-eating bats, monkeys and pigs.

http://www.modernghana.com/news/536592/1/hunters-butchers-warned-of-ebola-threat.html

Liberia: Ebola Death Rate Grows - 13 Persons Passed Already As Govt Steps Up Measures

http://allafrica.com/stories/201404180552.html

A total of 42 new cases of the Ebola virus disease (EVD), including suspected and confirmed cases, were reported in West Africa in the past three days, according to a latest update from the World Health Organization (WHO)

http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=213513

West Africa's Ebola outbreak has killed nearly 150, UN says

http://www.41nbc.com/story/d/story/west-africas-ebola-outbreak-has-killed-nearly-150/12731/3_i0wlbXEEu0CV4WnpBh

"In a statement posted on its website Thursday, the U.N. health agency said authorities have identified more than 220 suspected or confirmed cases of the disease in the two countries. Nearly 200 of those are in Guinea."

West Africa's Ebola outbreak has claimed 137 lives

http://www.lompocrecord.com/news/world/west-africa-s-ebola-outbreak-has-claimed-lives/article_64560da7-8042-53cb-af97-f7cacc8ae119.html

Death Toll from Ebola Outbreak Rises to 135

http://www.voanews.com/content/death-toll-from-ebola-outbreak-rises-to-135/1895329.html

" the Guinean government does not provide reliable information on the actual record from the ravages of Ebola

Guinea: "11 new cases of Ebola in Guékédou including 3 dead"

 

http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/h5n1/

Emergence of Zaire Ebola Virus Disease in Guinea — Preliminary Report

http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1404505?query=featured_home&&#t=abstract

Is Guinea covering up the size of the Ebola epidemic?

Guinea: Nine new Ebola deaths, including two doctors

http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/h5n1/2014/04/guinea-nine-new-ebola-death-including-two-doctors.html

New Clue Found: Why Bats Spread Viruses but Don't Get Sick

http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/new-clue-found-why-bats-spread-viruses-dont-get-sick-n81321

Ebola could spread out of Africa, doctors admit

http://www.haaretz.com/life/health-fitness/1.585839

Even though Guinea's health officials believe the Ebola outbreak is starting to slow control six suspected cases were reported in neighboring Mali, which could indicate a further spread of the disease.

http://www.techtimes.com/articles/5621/20140415/ebola-death-total-121.htm

It has gone "viral," and now the hope is that it doesn't go global."

http://www.nbc33tv.com/news/ebola-goes-viral-in-city

13 Deaths in Liberia

http://www.mohsw.gov.lr/documents/13aprilEbola%20Virus%20Disease%20Epidemic%20in%20Liberia.%20Sitrep%20No.11%281%29.pdf

Death toll in Ebola outbreak rises to 121

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/death-toll-ebola-outbreak-rises-121

Case numbers edge upward in West Africa Ebola outbreak

http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2014/04/case-numbers-edge-upward-west-africa-ebola-outbreak

Liberia and Senegal Close Land Borders with Guinea

http://www.newsonwellness.com/2014/04/liberia-senegal-close-land-borders-guinea-new-issue-west-african-society/

Guinea Ebola outbreak under control: foreign minister

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/140414/guinea-ebola-outbreak-under-control-foreign-minister

Gambia won’t take passengers from Ebola-hit areas

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/gambia-wont-take-passengers-from-ebola-hit-areas/2014/04/14/cc6d06ce-c3f2-11e3-9ee7-02c1e10a03f0_story.html

Ebola death toll in Liberia had reached 12

http://www.thenewdawnliberia.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11396:ebola-kills-2-health-workers&catid=46:health&Itemid=60

Ebola in Guinea: Why it's tougher than ever to deal with

http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/h5n1/2014/04/ebola-in-guinea-why-its-tougher-than-ever-to-deal-with.html

Sanjay Gupta MD: How the Ebola outbreak began

Sanjay Gupta MD: Ebola fears

Risk of imported Ebola virus disease cases to South Africa

http://www.nicd.ac.za/?page=alerts&id=5&rid=328

Ebola in Guinea: Butchers are worried

http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/h5n1/2014/04/ebola-in-guinea-butchers-are-worried.html

News slow in coming from Ebola-affected countries

Reporters seem to be holding their fire on a story that is threatening the regional economy.

Will Africans Give Up Bush Meat Because Of Ebola?

http://infoboxx.com/index.php/component/k2/item/865-will-africans-give-up-bush-meat-because-of-ebola

Certain fruit bats in central Africa carry the virus without ill effects, but people, primates and domestic pigs can become infected if they come in contact with these carrier bats.

http://www.producer.com/2014/04/team-approach-examines-human-animal-health-link-safety-2/

" The consumption of bushmeat is a well-established practice in many parts of Africa and it constitutes a significant amount of protein for many people as well as a source of income. The ban on bushmeat that has been placed by several countries will likely be extremely difficult to enforce."

http://www.healthmap.org/site/diseasedaily/article/ebola-updates-and-interview-41114

Kaiser still won't provide Valcyte to HHV6 patient

3 New Cases in Guinea

http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/h5n1/2014/04/ebola-in-guinea-three-new-cases.html

Health workers use crowdsourced maps to respond to epidemic in Guinea

http://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2014/04/11/health-workers-use-crowdsourced-maps-to-respond-to-ebola-outbreak-in-guinea/

Ebola and the Bush Meat Connection

http://www.codewit.com/nigeria-news/18229-ebola-lassa-fever-and-the-bush-meat-connection

Ebola fears change the menu in Ghana

http://news.msn.com/videos/?videoid=c9ee8a0b-2d50-68ab-1009-c36d9b492e2b&ap=True&src=v5:share:sharepermalink:&from=sharepermalink

Concerns that West African Ebola Virus May Have Spread to Morocco

http://moroccantimes.com/2014/04/concerns-that-west-african-ebola-outbreak-may-have-spread-to-morocco/

WHO steps up West Africa Ebola response, reports new cases

http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2014/04/who-steps-west-africa-ebola-response-reports-new-cases

Ebola Fears Leave Hotels Empty While Closing West Africa Borders

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-04-11/ebola-fears-leave-hotels-empty-while-closing-west-africa-borders.html

Are Bats Spreading Ebola Across Sub-Saharan Africa?

"Ebola is not a stranger to West Africa—an outbreak in the 1990s killed chimpanzees and sickened one researcher. But the species of virus that has so far killed more than 100 people in Guinea has only been seen before in Central Africa. Scientists are combing the forests, and the genome of the virus itself, looking for clues to how this strain ended up so far west, and whether its spread suggests people in forested areas all across sub-Saharan Africa are at risk."

http://www.sciencemag.org/content/344/6180/140.short

Liberia: • The total number of suspected, probable and confirmed cases of Ebola is 25, with 12 related deaths.

http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/UNICEF%20Liberia%20SitRep14%20Ebola%20Viral%20Disease%2010April2014.pdf

Health Workers To Search For Possible Ebola Patients In Guinean Capital

http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2014/04/10/health-workers-to-search-for-possible-ebola-patients-in-guinean-capital/

To date, officials are reporting 122 deaths in Guinea and Liberia alone

http://www.miamiok.com/church/article_f1669d7d-9aa2-56cf-802b-12e84e3fff3b.html

Ebola Virus: Nigeria In Danger With Influx Of Infected Foreigners

http://www.dailytimes.com.ng/article/ebola-virus-nigeria-danger-influx-infected-foreigners

Is Ebola being covered up in Nigeria?

http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/h5n1/2014/04/rumors-of-ebola-in-nigeria.html

Alert 12/2014 - Ebola outbreak in Liberia and Guinea (and possible outbreak in Sierra Leone)

http://reliefweb.int/report/guinea/alert-122014-ebola-outbreak-liberia-and-guinea-and-possible-outbreak-sierra-leone

Deadly Ebola outbreak keeps growing

http://www.mprnews.org/story/2014/04/10/daily-circuit-ebola-outbreak

Hiccups, say doctors in this remote corner of Guinea, are the final tell-tale sign of infection by the Ebola virus

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/04/09/who-ebola-outbreak-is-one-most-challenging-ever-faced/

The Federal Government yesterday admitted that Nigeria is in danger of the deadly Ebola virus from immigrants fleeing from the Democratic Republic of Congo, pouring into Chad and Cameroun, who are Nigeria’s neighbours.

http://sunnewsonline.com/new/?p=59346

Senegal closes borders with Guinea after Ebola claims 101

http://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-senegal-closes-borders-with-guinea-after-ebola-claims-101-20140409,0,6320962.story?track=rss#axzz2yQt8HBcc

Liberians Face More Ebola Danger: ‘Suspects’ Go Hiding

http://sengbeh.wordpress.com/2014/04/09/lliberians-face-more-ebola-danger-suspects-go-hiding/

"Deaths relating to the incurable Ebola virus in Liberia have hit at least 12."

“And bats eat fruits as well and so sometimes if you go and pluck fruits that they have contaminated with the virus so someone can get infected.”

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/158428-nigerian-government-raises-alert-ebola-virus.html

3.5 million pigs in Nigeria

http://www.fao.org/livestock/agaP/Frg/FEEDback/War/t1300b/t1300b0g.htm

Potential vectors for Ebola if it moves into the country from Guinea?

Nigerian Government raises alert on Ebola virus

http://m.premiumtimesng.com/news/158428-nigerian-government-raises-alert-ebola-virus.html

The virus can be transmitted to humans from wild animals, including fruit bats and monkeys – both of which are culinary delicacies in some parts of Guinea.

http://www.opb.org/news/article/npr-the-ebola-outbreak-3-weeks-in-dire-but-not-hopeless/

What about pigs?

''And it’s possible that we’re getting multiple introductions, or at least more than one, across the region. So if something is going on in the rain forest that is why the bats are stressed and passing the virus, then we will see multiple rounds of reintroduction."

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/ebola-epidemic-update/

MSF has deployed a staff of 52 workers supported by 150 Guinean health workers to fight against Ebola epidemic in the country.

http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/h5n1/2014/04/ebola-in-guinea-msf-returning-to-macenta.html

In Conakry, normally a bustling city of two million people, hotels, guesthouses and restaurants - formerly full of mining executives looking for opportunities in Africa - now lie empty, some without a single booking for weeks ahead, hotel staff say.

http://allafrica.com/stories/201404081702.html

Ebola risk in the pig value chain in uganda

http://www.slideshare.net/ILRI/ebola-risk-in-the-pig-value-chain-in-uganda

Ebola has infected nearly 200 people in Guinea and Liberia, WHO fears

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2014/04/09/ebola_outbreak_very_challenging_says_who.html

Ebola prompts investor exodus from Guinea, could threaten economy

http://www.trust.org/item/20140408154147-odmnq

West Africa Ebola response grapples with fear, wide geographic range

http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2014/04/west-africa-ebola-response-grapples-fear-wide-geographic-range

117 Deaths

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_West_Africa_Ebola_outbreak

Update on the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in West Africa - virtual press briefing

http://who.int/mediacentre/multimedia/ebola_briefing/en/

Twenty cases are believed to have occurred in Guinea's capital, Conakry, according to WHO.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/08/health/africa-ebola/

Ebola: Liberia records 18 cases, 11 dead

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/158360-ebola-liberia-records-18-cases-11-dead.html

In Mali, there have been nine suspected cases, with tests so far showing two of them did not have the fever.

http://news.yahoo.com/west-africa-ebola-outbreak-among-most-chilling-ever-154200277.html

In Guinea, whose government has been struggling to contain a deadly Ebola outbreak since earlier this year, fear and panic are leading foreign investors to leave the country and local workers are staying at home, threatening to bring the economy to a standstill.

http://www.trust.org/item/20140408154147-odmnq

Sierra Leone has two “probable” cases

http://www.salon.com/2014/04/08/one_of_the_most_challenging_outbreaks_we_have_ever_faced_ebolas_death_toll_rises_over_100/

Dr. Keiji Fukuda of the World Health Organization said Tuesday that the current outbreak is especially difficult because of the wide area over which it has spread — extending from Guinea’s tropical forests to its capital and over the border into Liberia.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/ebola-linked-deaths-in-west-africa-rise-over-100/2014/04/08/fda1830e-bf11-11e3-9ee7-02c1e10a03f0_story.html

The death toll has risen to 111

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-04-08/ebola-death-toll-in-west-africa-rises-as-new-cases-are-reported.html

The death toll from an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in Guinea and Liberia increased to 106

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-04-08/ebola-death-toll-in-west-africa-rises-as-new-cases-are-reported

WHO Reports On Ebolavirus, Emergency Response And Disease Transmission

 WHO finally mentions pigs as possible source of Ebola.

http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1113114635/understanding-ebolavirus-new-cases-who-reports-040714/

It is assumed that fruit bats are the most common natural host of ebolavirus in Africa. It is further assumed that most wildlife that suffer from ebolavirus is the result of contact with saliva or feces from infected fruit bats. Humans get the disease by contact with these infected animals, such as pigs or monkeys, or by direct contact with infected bats
Read more at http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1113114635/understanding-ebolavirus-new-cases-who-reports-040714/#IVGgSkH37vOxP0dU.99

It is assumed that fruit bats are the most common natural host of ebolavirus in Africa. It is further assumed that most wildlife that suffer from ebolavirus is the result of contact with saliva or feces from infected fruit bats. Humans get the disease by contact with these infected animals, such as pigs or monkeys, or by direct contact with infected bats
Read more at http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1113114635/understanding-ebolavirus-new-cases-who-reports-040714/#IVGgSkH37vOxP0dU.99

It is assumed that fruit bats are the most common natural host of ebolavirus in Africa. It is further assumed that most wildlife that suffer from ebolavirus is the result of contact with saliva or feces from infected fruit bats. Humans get the disease by contact with these infected animals, such as pigs or monkeys, or by direct contact with infected bats.

It is assumed that fruit bats are the most common natural host of ebolavirus in Africa. It is further assumed that most wildlife that suffer from ebolavirus is the result of contact with saliva or feces from infected fruit bats. Humans get the disease by contact with these infected animals, such as pigs or monkeys, or by direct contact with infected bats.
Read more at http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1113114635/understanding-ebolavirus-new-cases-who-reports-040714/#IVGgSkH37vOxP0dU.99

It is assumed that fruit bats are the most common natural host of ebolavirus in Africa. It is further assumed that most wildlife that suffer from ebolavirus is the result of contact with saliva or feces from infected fruit bats. Humans get the disease by contact with these infected animals, such as pigs or monkeys, or by direct contact with infected bats.
Read more at http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1113114635/understanding-ebolavirus-new-cases-who-reports-040714/#IVGgSkH37vOxP0dU.99

Ebola still spreading, WHO expects outbreak to last 2-4 months

https://news.google.com/news/story?pz=1&cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&ncl=deUjOEaibYP1_vM6S-aaJqZxB4tQM&cf=all&scoring=n

Hospitals in Liberia turning away patients with Ebola symptoms?

http://kstp.com/news/stories/S3391473.shtml

Liberia: Lawmakers Speak On Ebola-Want Moratorium On Hunting Activities

http://allafrica.com/stories/201404080712.html

Tenth Ebola death recorded in Liberia

http://mobi.enca.com/africa/ebola-deaths-reach-10-liberia

Ebola-linked deaths in West Africa rise over 100

http://www.wrex.com/story/25191191/2014/04/08/ebola-linked-deaths-in-west-africa-rise-over-100

Nigeria to build viral hemorrhagic hospital in 36 states

http://nationalmirroronline.net/new/ebola-fg-to-build-viral-hemorrhagic-hospital-in-36-states/

Guinea, Liberia investigate more Ebola cases

http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2014/04/guinea-liberia-investigate-more-ebola-cases

UNICEF: In Liberia 21 suspected and probable Ebola cases and 10 Ebola-related deaths have been reported to date.

http://reliefweb.int/report/liberia/unicef-liberia-ebola-outbreak-sitrep-11-7-april-2014

The CDC on the Outbreak

http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/outbreaks/guinea/

Ebola Virus Brings Mining to a Halt in West Africa

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/04/07/ebola-virus-brings-mining-to-a-halt-in-west-africa.aspx

Liberia: Protest in Kru Town Over Ebola Virus

http://allafrica.com/stories/201404072519.html

The number of people requiring medical follow-up has climbed to over 600 from the 74 reported just last week.

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/geekquinox/fears-rise-spread-deadly-ebola-outbreak-west-africa-172122011.html

Guinea raises Ebola death toll to 95

https://news.google.com/news/story?pz=1&cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&q=ebola&ncl=dqaUobFIFzSkeZM-eD14VbTNTlvaM&cf=all&scoring=n

Handshakes, bush meat, travel to areas with suspected outbreaks and contact with infected people topped the list of don'ts for Filipinos working in Guinea and other areas in West Africa so they will not get the dreaded Ebola virus

https://news.google.com/news/story?pz=1&cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&q=ebola&ncl=dqaUobFIFzSkeZM-eD14VbTNTlvaM&cf=all

Ebola Virus Disease Cases in West Africa Climb to 143

http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2014/04/ebola-virus-disease-cases-in-west-africa-climb-to-143.aspx

Liberia: Ebola Manhunt - Biker Likely Carrying Virus On the Run

http://allafrica.com/stories/201404071825.html

Liberia: lawmakers here are calling for the closure of institutions of learning throughout the country in the wake of threats posed by the deadly virus

http://allafrica.com/stories/201404071007.html

Ebola Virus Spreads to Mali

http://topnews.us/content/261388-ebola-virus-spreads-mali

Africa: As the Deadly Ebola Virus Disease Continues to Spread, Red Cross Scales Up Its Response

http://allafrica.com/stories/201404072031.html

The African Ebola outbreak that keeps getting worse

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/04/07/the-african-pandemic-that-keeps-getting-worse/?tid=hp_mm

"Then there’s the fact that Ebola deaths are particularly gruesome. The disease comes from an infected animal – most likely the fruit bat, which infects monkeys, apes, pigs and, finally, humans. The disease is not airborne, but spreads through blood, secretions or other bodily fluids. Its early symptoms include fever and intense weakness, WHO says, then deepens with bouts of diarrhea, vomiting, and internal and external bleeding."

Liberia: Ebola Deaths Rise in Liberia

http://allafrica.com/stories/201404070997.html

In London, the Foreign Office warned Britons travelling to Guinea to maintain strict standards of hygiene and avoid eating bushmeat.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/panic-as-deadly-ebola-virus-spreads-across-west-africa-9241155.html

Health officials in Guinea say all passengers departing from the capital city's airport must fill out a health form and have their temperature taken as part of an effort to combat the spread of the deadly Ebola hemorrhagic fever.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AF_GUINEA_EBOLA?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2014-04-06-10-58-03

Ghana records first suspected case of ebola

http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/health/artikel.php?ID=305417

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana

As the Ebola virus spreads through West Africa, with cases now hitting three countries in addition to Guinea where the Ebola outbreak is centered, health authorities now fear that the virus could spread beyond African shores — and they are taking steps to make sure that doesn’t happen.

http://www.inquisitr.com/1202097/ebola-virus-passengers-screened-at-guinea-airport-fears-of-spread-beyond-africa/

CBS: Ebola breaks out on a scale never seen before

Once again, wild pigs are not mentioned as bushmeat.

This Just in: Medical Response to Ebola Outbreak

From Vice News: Medical Response to Ebola Outbreak

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The Public Health Agency of Canada recommends travellers avoid all direct contact with a person or corpse infected with the Ebola virus. Also, avoid contact with or handling an animal suspected of having Ebola.

http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/tmp-pmv/notices-avis/notices-avis-eng.php?id=125

According to the WHO, the virus is transmittable through "blood and secretions", whereas men who survived could still carry the virus and transmit it "through their semen for up to seven weeks."

http://www.examiner.com/article/growing-ebola-epidemic-guinea-ignites-crowd-attacks

WHO: Ebola virus disease, West Africa (Situation as of 5 April 2014)

5 April 2014 –  As at 4 April 2014, the Ministry of Health of Guinea has reported a cumulative total of 143 clinically compatible cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD), of which 54 are laboratory confirmed by PCR. The total number includes 86 deaths (CFR 60%). New cases have been reported from Conakry, Guekedou and Macenta; 23 patients are currently in isolation units. The date of onset of the most recent laboratory confirmed case is 3 April. The current number of clinical and confirmed cases and deaths by place of report is Conakry (18 cases, including 5 deaths), Guekedou (85 cases/59 deaths), Macenta (27 cases/14 deaths), Kissidougou (9 cases/5 deaths), and Dabola and Djingaraye combined (4 cases/3 deaths).

 http://www.afro.who.int/en/media-centre/pressreleases/item/6429-ebola-virus-disease-west-africa-situation-as-of-5-april-2014.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20who-press-releases%20%28WHO/AFRO%20-%20Press%20Releases%29

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the NGO Médecins d'Afrique deployed a medical team at the airport in Conakry to "control" passengers and "ensure" that they are not carriers of the virus Ebola leaving the country, AFP noted.

http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/h5n1/2014/04/more-on-ebola-screening-at-conakry-airport.html

"I am very worried because I think we still do not know how the virus came to the area and we do not know the size of the infected area," said Thomas Geisbert his side, a specialist in hemorrhagic fevers medical branch of the University of Texas (UTMB).

http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/h5n1/2014/04/the-origins-of-ebola-in-west-africa.html

The city of Guekedou, near the borders with Sierra Leone and Liberia, has seen the majority of the deaths.

http://www.kxlh.com/news/ebola-toll-tops-85-in-west-africa/

Pigs susceptible to virulent ebolavirus can transmit the virus to other animals

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110513064355.htm

The Daily Beast on the Ebola epidemic

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/04/05/already-deadly-in-africa-could-ebola-hit-america-next.html

Ebola Virus kills 88 of the 122 confirmed cases in Guinea

http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/16828675-deadly-ebola-virus-kills-again

The Bloomberg Ebola map

http://www.bloomberg.com/quicktake/ebola/

France sends anti-Ebola team to Guinea

http://www.english.rfi.fr/africa/20140405-france-sends-anti-ebola-team-guinea-crowd-attacks-aid-group

Voice of America on Ebola in Africa

Liberia has reported 14 cases of haemorrhagic fever, seven of them fatal, and all but one of the victims had contact with Guineans.

http://news.iafrica.com/worldnews/911747.html

The African Bush Pig

http://www.funzoomiami.org/Animals/Africa/Mammals/African-Bush-Pig#

Background on bushmeat crisis in Africa

http://www.bushmeat.org/bushmeat_and_wildlife_trade/what_is_the_bushmeat_crisis

African bushmeat sold in America

http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/IntoTheWild/bushmeat-africa-sold-open-market-us/story?id=9312518

There are now 16 cases in Conkary, of which five have died

http://af.reuters.com/article/senegalNews/idAFL5N0MW2AG20140404?pageNumber=3&virtualBrandChannel=0

Forest hogs can be found in countries affected by Ebola

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/41769/0

Ebola Center in Guinea Closed Because of Threats, Aid Group Says

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-04-04/ebola-center-in-guinea-closed-because-of-threats-aid-group-says

New York Times article mentions pigs eating garbage in Conakry, the capital of Guinea (where Ebola is spreading now)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/09/world/africa/09conakry.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

Residents in the Malian capital say panic over suspected cases of Ebola has prompted public demonstrations

http://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/mali-reports-3-suspected-ebola-cases-1.1671596#.Uz8CN1czCSo

Ebola has spread to Gambia

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/ebola-kills-more-than-90-across-west-africa-as-fear-spreads-9239523.html

Guinea reiterates ban on sale and consumption of bush meat

http://www.coastweek.com/3714-focus-07.htm

UPDATE 1-Mali suspects first Ebola cases as regional death toll tops 90

http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/04/04/guinea-ebola-mali-idINL5N0MW2AG20140404

Fear and frustration as Guinea struggles to contain Ebola outbreak

"Virus has claimed 84 lives and jumped borders to Sierra Leone and Liberia, raising concerns that it could sweep across region."

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/04/guinea-ebola-outbreak-sierra-leone-liberia

Liberia says it is dealing with its first suspected Ebola case thought to be unconnected to the epidemic raging in Guinea and to have originated separately within its borders.

http://www.skynews.com.au/health/article.aspx?id=964382

Liberia's Ebola deaths rise to seven

http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2014/04/news-scan-apr-03-2014

11 health care workers are among those infected.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/04/140403-ebola-virus-outbreak-deaths-guinea-health-geography/

Liberia: Infant with suspected Ebola admitted to Ganta Hospital

http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/h5n1/2014/04/liberia-infant-with-suspected-ebola-admitted-to-ganta-hospital.html

Ebola in pigs could be mistaken for another pig disease called PRRS

http://scienceblogs.com/aetiology/2011/05/18/ebola-in-pigs-1/

WHO on Ebola: "Pig farms in Africa can play a role in the amplification of infection because of the presence of fruit bats on these farms."

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs103/en/

Ebola Virus Continues to Ravage Guinea and Liberia

http://www.thewire.com/global/2014/04/ebola-virus-continues-to-ravage-guinea-and-liberia/360117/

Liberia: Close the Border

http://allafrica.com/stories/201404030861.html

"Following extensive deliberation by the National Executive Committee of Liberty Party at its regular Tuesday meeting, the party has reasoned that it will be in the best interest of Liberia to have its borders with the Republic of Guinea closed in the wake of an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in that country which has now entered Liberia."

BBC: Man lost 10 relatives to Ebola

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-26868674

These numbers raise the question of whether there has been a serious undercount of Ebola cases.

Ebola cases confirmed in Sierra Leone

http://www.ibtimes.com/fears-ebola-outbreak-spreading-guinea-unfounded-health-officials-say-1566750
  

Three species of wild pig occur in Sierra Leone:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildlife_of_Sierra_Leone

Liberia: State of Emergency Looms

http://allafrica.com/stories/201404030883.html

Mali's health minister says three suspected cases of the deadly Ebola virus have been detected in the country after an outbreak in Guinea

 


http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/04/04/mali-reports-three-suspected-ebola-cases

Wikipedia on Mali:
Mali ⁱ/ˈmɑːli/, officially the Republic of Mali (French: République du Mali, French pronunciation: ​[maˈli]), is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali is bordered by Algeria to the north, Niger to the east, Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire to the south, Guinea to the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania to the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 square kilometres (480,000 sq mi) with a population of 14.5 million. Its capital is Bamako.

Factfish: As of 2011 Mali had about 79,000 pigs:  http://www.factfish.com/statistic-country/mali/pigs

Ebola patients await death in Guinea hospitals

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ebola-patients-await-death-in-guinea-hospitals/

Senegal has at least 364,000 potential pigs carriers of Ebola

Source: Factfish: http://www.factfish.com/statistic-country/senegal/pigs

A sign of things to come?

Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus in pigs and farmers in the largest farm in Dakar, Senegal.

 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22953738

Zoom Dosso of AFP: Liberia reports suspected Ebola outbreak unconnected to Guinea

http://news.yahoo.com/liberia-reports-suspected-ebola-outbreak-unconnected-guinea-130714958.html;_ylt=AwrBEiFsmz1TRCoAQCnQtDMD

Scientific American: If Swine Flu Weren't Enough, Now There's Swine Ebola

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/swine-ebola-discovered/

CIDRAP News: Pigs susceptible to deadly Ebola strain

http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2011/05/study-pigs-susceptible-deadly-ebola-strain

BBC: Growing concerns over 'in the air' transmission of Ebola

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-20341423

Science Blog: Pig-to-monkey Ebola: is there something in the air?

http://scienceblogs.com/aetiology/2012/11/19/pig-to-monkey-ebola-is-there-something-in-the-air/

The Disease Daily: From Pigs to Monkeys, Ebola Goes Airborne

http://healthmap.org/site/diseasedaily/article/pigs-monkeys-ebola-goes-airborne-112112

The CDC : Questions and Answers about Ebola-Reston virus in pigs, Philippines

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/spb/outbreaks/qaEbolaRestonPhilippines.htm

Ebola Reston Virus Infection of Pigs: Clinical Significance and Transmission Potential

 http://jid.oxfordjournals.org/content/204/suppl_3/S804.full

Abstract

In 2008, Reston ebolavirus (REBOV) was isolated from pigs during a disease investigation in the Philippines. Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) and porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV-2) infections were also confirmed in affected herds and the contribution of REBOV to the disease outbreak remains uncertain. We have conducted experimental challenge studies in 5-week-old pigs, with exposure of animals to 10⁶ TCID₅₀ of a 2008 swine isolate of REBOV via either the oronasal or subcutaneous route. Replication of virus in internal organs and viral shedding from the nasopharynx were documented in the absence of clinical signs of disease in infected pigs. These observations confirm not only that asymptomatic infection of pigs with REBOV occurs, but that animals so affected pose a transmission risk to farm, veterinary, and abattoir workers.

The Scientist on Pigs and Ebola

Ebola from Pigs to Monkeys

A deadly Ebola virus can spread from pigs to monkeys without direct contact, pointing to pig farms as a possible contributor to outbreaks.

http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/33277/title/Ebola-from-Pigs-to-Monkeys/

Ebola and Pigs in Liberia

Liberia, where Ebola has broken out, is now the home to at least 288,000 (potentially Ebola-carrying) pigs.

Factfish on the number of pigs in Liberia: http://www.factfish.com/statistic-country/liberia/pigs