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FOR KIDS: Ebola in the air
A deadly virus can spread through the air from pigs to monkeys
Web edition: December 11, 2012
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Scientists have found that a type of Ebola virus that infects humans can pass from piglets to macaques, like the one shown here, through the air.
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What do you get when you mix six piglets, four monkeys and the deadly Ebola virus? Bad news, according to a recent experiment by Canadian researchers.
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T. Hesman Saey. Ebola may go airborne. Science News, Vol. 182, November 15, 2012, p. 12. Available online: [Go to]
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