Ebola Reston virus found in Philippine pigs (2)
one person has tested positive for the Ebola-Reston virus in the Philippines
Date: Fri 23 Jan 2009
A Filipino farm worker has been found infected by the Ebola-Reston virus that was discovered in pigs at 2 farms north of Manila last year [2008]. It was the 1st time Ebola-Reston was found outside monkeys, but the government said the health risk was negligible. The infected man had not shown any symptoms and was healthy, officials said.
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Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation AlertNet [edited]
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