Nine die after eating wild boar in Congo - Ebola virus

[dArKeR]

An outbreak of the Ebola virus is believed to have claimed the lives of nine people in a remote forest region of Congo, Brazzaville, the medical information service Medinfo reported on Monday.

Spokesperson Dr Andrew Jamieson said a further three people appeared to have contracted the disease, although clinical samples collected in the field were still to be tested at a medical centre in neighbouring Gabon to confirm the diagnosis.

The area of the suspected outbreak, the Mbomo district of Cuvette-Ouest, is 700km north of Congo's capital city Brazzaville and lies very close to the border with Gabon.

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[Tom Yossarian Joad]

1. Testing. 1,2,3, testing....

(putting Reynolds wrap back in the drawer now)

[realFedUp]

2. what a bore.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

3. ****groan**** That was BAD. LOL

[mike1963]

4. I hope this doesn't start another Boer war...

uh, oh, err...

[bleedingheart]

5. Isn't this an area that has had frequent outbreaks of Ebola

I wonder if the boar exhibited signs of it when they were preparing it for food? The virus liquefies organs so it would be hard not to notice...

[Don_G]

6. The Carrier Hasn't Been Traced Yet

Although I suppose Wild Boar may be a carrier.

Do you suppose the pig farm in Crawford...?