Ebola's silver lining

• Autores: Tennyson Williams
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 2985, 2014, pág. 26
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Williams talks about Ebola outbreak in West Africa that's leaving death, fear and disruption in its wake. In Guinea, Liberia and his country of origin, Sierra Leone, the social fabric is unraveling as mistrust, paranoia and uncertainty damage relationships and drive behaviors reminiscent of those during the Black Death. According to the World Health Organization, the Ebola virus enters human populations when people handle or eat infected wildlife, especially fruit bats, chimpanzees, monkeys, forest antelopes and porcupines. Eating bushmeat remains common throughout Africa, either for subsistence or as a luxury.