Carbonerd Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Did scientists find ebola's reservoir? If not, what kind of species can it be? Are there any theories? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endy0816 Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Fruit bats are thought to have been the source. Watch what you eat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carbonerd Posted February 27, 2016 Author Share Posted February 27, 2016 I read about some bats that had been tested positive (for either virus' RNA or antibodies) but didn't develop any symptoms. Is there an explanation for that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharonY Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Even if present, viruses to not cause the same pathologies in all hosts. In fact there are many examples in which viruses that have co-evolved with their hosts cause few or no symptoms. Eventually they may get integrated into the genome and just get propagated with the host. I think it has not been firmly established that fruit bats are the sources, but they are considered a very likely candidate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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