Are pigs a potential source of an Ebola pandemic in Africa and elsewhere? 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? The World Health Organization 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." New York Times article mentions pigs eating garbage in Conakry, the capital of Guinea (where Ebola is spreading now)
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
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.
