Pigs and Ebola: The Secret Reservoir?

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 8, 2014

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