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)

Thursday, July 31, 2014

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
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014

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
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CDC Calls Ebola Outbreak ‘Forest Fire’

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/07/28/cdc-equates-ebola-outbreak-to-forest-fire.html
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Saturday, July 26, 2014

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
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Saturday, July 19, 2014

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/
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Tuesday, July 15, 2014

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

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/07/15/us-health-ebola-toll-idUKKBN0FK10X20140715
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" 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
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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
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Monday, July 14, 2014

International Ebola Crisis in West Africa Deepens With 539 Dead

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/ebola-crisis-west-africa-deepens-500-dead-24547697
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Saturday, July 12, 2014

West Africa Ebola outbreak nears 900 cases

http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2014/07/west-africa-ebola-outbreak-nears-900-cases
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Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Ebola death toll reaches 518

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

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Ghana: Quarantined American dies of Ebola

http://en.starafrica.com/news/ghana-quarantined-american-dies-of-ebola.html
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Background on Pigs and Ebola

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  • What if Ebola gets into dogs or rodents?
  • World Health Organization on Ebola: "Pig farms in ...
  • New York Times article mentions pigs eating garbage in Conakry, the capital of Guinea (where Ebola is spreading now)
  • The Scientist on Pigs and Ebola
  • Ebola Reston Virus Infection of Pigs: Clinical Significance and Transmission Potential
  • Science Blog: Pig-to-monkey Ebola: is there something in the air?
  • BBC: Growing concerns over 'in the air' transmission of Ebola
  • CIDRAP News: Pigs susceptible to deadly Ebola strain
  • Scientific American: If Swine Flu Weren't Enough, Now There's Swine Ebola
  • Ebola in pigs could be mistaken for another pig disease called PRRS
  • Pigs susceptible to virulent ebolavirus can transmit the virus to other animals
  • Forest hogs can be found in countries affected by Ebola

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