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26.01.2019 at 01:21
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APA News
The director general of the National Institute of Public Health of Liberia (NPHIL), Tolbert Nyenswah, revealed that findings from research conducted by NPHIL and the Ministry of Health to establish whether bats were carriers Ebola virus has been shown to be positive. Thursday, Nyensuah said NPHIL and MS had sampled bats
for two years in Liberia and discovered the virus Zaire Ebola in a bat.
Nyeswah pointed out that the infected bat and hundreds of others had been sampled at the end of 2016 and tested between June and November 2018.
"To date, all other bats have been tested negative, there is no known case of Ebola in people in Liberia at the moment," said Nyenswah.
He explained that the type of bat infected with the Zaire Ebola virus lived in many African countries, including Liberia, and that it was therefore not surprising to find the virus. at a bat in the country. in other African countries where this type of bat lives.
Nyeswah pointed out that the discovery is significant because,
According to him, it is the first detection of the virus Zaire Ebola in a bat in West Africa and constitutes an important proof that this bat in particular could be the natural host of the Ebola virus.
"Current investigation studies will determine if more bats of this type or others are infected and how the virus is spreading. This information will be used to develop strategies to reduce the risk of future epidemics, "said Nyenswah.
He said, however, that although there is no Ebola virus in humans in the country, people living in Liberia and the sub-region should continue to wash their hands. and avoid eating bats, monkeys and rats.
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