Transmission of Ebola virus from pigs to non-human primates (Airborn)

Nature ^ | 11/15/2012 | Hana M. Weingartl, et al

[mojito]

Ebola viruses (EBOV) cause often fatal hemorrhagic fever in several species of simian primates including human. While fruit bats are considered natural reservoir, involvement of other species in EBOV transmission is unclear. In 2009, Reston-EBOV was the first EBOV detected in swine with indicated transmission to humans. In-contact transmission of Zaire-EBOV (ZEBOV) between pigs was demonstrated experimentally. Here we show ZEBOV transmission from pigs to cynomolgus macaques without direct contact. Interestingly, transmission between macaques in similar housing conditions was never observed. Piglets inoculated oro-nasally with ZEBOV were transferred to the room housing macaques in an open inaccessible cage system. All macaques became infected. Infectious virus was detected in oro-nasal swabs of piglets, and in blood, swabs, and tissues of macaques. This is the first report of experimental interspecies virus transmission, with the macaques also used as a human surrogate. Our finding may influence prevention and control measures during EBOV outbreaks.

[mojito]

Oh oh.

[EEGator]

Sweet...

[Focault's Pendulum]

Doesn’t sound good.

[mountainlion]

Did the Russians weaponize it and give it to the ROP?

[Texas Eagle]

Be looking for Ayatollah Obama to ban pork in The U.S.

[Smokin' Joe]

Ping...

Compare and contrast with the doctor's remarks in NYC from the ping immediately prior to this one.

[PGalt]

Thanks for posting. Life/health BUMP!

[RedMDer]

Don't let it fade away

[BCW]

Reston scared the hell out of a lot of people in the know at that time...nature can be a bitch sometimes...then again, man can be an idiot that plays with the fire he created!...and get’s burned badly...

[LadyDoc]

Here in the Philippines, Ebola reston was found in local pigs, and several who worked with the pigs tested positive, although they either didn't get sick or got mild flu like symptoms. Ebola reston kills monkeys but not pigs or humans.

[Black Agnes]

Yabut, the ebola in this experiment was e. Zaire.

[familyop]

Good posts, good info. So...24-48 hours for test results.

Man Being Tested At Mount Sinai Hospital For Possible Ebola Virus
CBS New York ^ | 8/4/2014 | Unattributed
"A patient at Mount Sinai Hospital was under treatment Monday afternoon, after being tested after traveling to a country where the Ebola virus is present, the hospital said in a statement."

[firebrand]

Big pretentious op-ed in the WSJ today saying we don’t have to worry because ebola is not airborne. How much damage did they cause by printing this?