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The government of Sierra Leone has confirmed that a new strain of Ebola virus has been found in bats.
The announcement Thursday is the first since the virus wreaked havoc in the country two years ago.
Yet, if this last strain of the virus in bats could be transmitted to humans and develop into the deadly Ebola disease.
Amara Jambai, a senior official of the Ministry of Health, told AFP: "For the moment, it is still unclear the Bombali Ebola virus has been passed on to people or to people. it causes disease in humans, but it has the potential to infect human cells. "
" This is an early stage of discoveries, "added Jambai. Officials, however, want the public to remain calm while researchers lead other discoveries about the virus.
AFP reports that the researchers found the new virus in the Bombali region.
Ministry of Health spokesman Harold Thomas, quoted by AFP, said that "as a precaution, people should refrain from eating bats."
The 2013 outbreak caused by Zairian species killed over 11,300 people in West Africa
The latest virus is caused by the species Bombali and still has to be considered deadly.
The DR Congo declares the end of the Ebola epidemic
Source: Africafeeds.com
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