Natural reservoir of ebolavirus

[Carbonerd]

Did scientists find ebola's reservoir? If not, what kind of species can it be? Are there any theories?

[Endy0816]

Fruit bats are thought to have been the source.

 

Watch what you eat.

[Carbonerd]

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?

[CharonY]

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.