The Hot Zone
What are some of the possibilities for the link between the African and Asian strains of Ebola?
"A Bad Day", "Decon", or "The Most Dangerous Strain"
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One possibility is that the Reston strain originated in Africa and flew to the Philippines on an airplane not long ago.Perhaps Ebola came out of Africa and landed in Asia a few years back.
Perhaps— this is only a guess— Ebola traveled to Asia inside wild African animals.
It seems quite likely, however, that the entire Reston outbreak started with a single monkey in the Philippines. One sick monkey. That monkey was the unknown index case. One monkey started the whole thing.
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Preston, Richard (2012-03-14). The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus (p. 370). Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
