USA Africa Dialogue Series - Animals could spread Ebola to 15 more African countries (Oxford scientists)

..... and to the rest of the world? Birds are known to do trans- Atlantic flights.
.How far do bats fly?

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http://www.naturalnews.com/046834_Ebola_Africa_animal_transmission.html
Animals could spread Ebola to 15 more
African countries, warn Oxford scientists
Thursday, September 11, 2014 by: Jonathan Benson, staff writer
Tags: Ebola<http://www.naturalnews.com/Ebola.html>, Africa<http://www.naturalnews.com/Africa.html>, animal transmission

(NaturalNews) At least 15 African countries, primarily in the central regions of the continent, are at high risk of Ebola being spread by animals, in addition to the previous seven countries that have reported cases of zoonotic transmission of the disease, according to new research out of the UK. Predictive models created by researchers from Oxford University suggest that the current Ebola outbreak will eventually be spread eastward by wildlife, affecting countries like Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon in the coming months.

Since the believed-to-be strain of Ebola currently spreading originated out of Central Africa, it remains a mystery how it ended up sparking the worst outbreak in history on Africa's western coast. But experts say it will eventually return to its homeland, where tens of thousands of people face infection and possible death.

According to the research, which was published in the journal eLife, fruit bats, the primary vector for the disease, will likely spread the disease to humans living in Africa's central region. It is believed that multiple species of fruit bats are capable of carrying the disease, some without symptoms, and that these creatures will infect other bats and animals such as monkeys and rodents.
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