Microbiologists from Canada have shown that the deadly Ebola virus could be transmitted between species without direct contact.
The research has raised fears that airborne transmission of the virus could be contributing to its spread in parts of Africa.
In a series of experiments, pigs carrying the Ebola virus were situated next to monkeys, but separated by a wire barrier. Eight days later, some monkeys began to show signs of Ebola, and had to be put down.
By: Duncan Geere,
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via Wired.co.uk
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-11/18/ebola
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