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Freetown, (Sierra Leone) : A new Ebola virus was found in bats in Sierra Leone, two years after the end of an epidemic that killed more than 11,000 people in Africa from the West, announced Thursday the government. It is not yet known whether the new species of Bombali virus – which, according to the researchers, could be transmitted to humans – can evolve into the deadly disease of Ebola.
The discovery comes two years after the Ebola outbreak in the west has left thousands dead. AP
"For the moment, it is not yet known whether Bombali's Ebola virus has been transmitted to people or whether it causes disease in humans, but it has the potential to infect people. human cells, "Amara Jambai official, said AFP .
"This is the early stages of the results," added Jambai, calling on the public to remain calm while waiting for further research.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Health and a researcher AFP .
Researchers who found the new virus in the northern Bombali region are now working with the Sierra Leone government to determine if humans have been infected
. Harold Thomas, spokesman for the Ministry of Health told AFP .
The worst Ebola outbreak began in December 2013 in southern Guinea before spreading to two West African neighbors. countries, Liberia and Sierra Leone
The epidemic in West Africa was caused by the Zaire species, which has always been the deadliest in humans since its identification in 1976.
This epidemic has killed more than 11,300 people out of nearly 29,000 according to estimates by the World Health Organization. The WHO officially declared the outbreak over in 2016.
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