[FlingWingFlyer]

The thing that scare the heck out of me is that Ebola never really goes away. It hides out for a while and occasionally comes out of hiding to say hello. Now that it’s here, it’s here permanently. They can stop it “dead in its track” but it’ll be back. This is just the beginning. JMO.

[ClearCase_guy]

We shall see. Certainly Bubonic plague (a bacillus, not a virus) does that. Plague ravaged Europe periodically for centuries. It is endemic in the marmot population of Central Asia, and broke out of that reservoir as trade routes shifted periodically. Plague is now endemic in our own Southwest (prairie dogs) -- but has become manageable with anti-biotics.

In Africa, bats are a reservoir for Ebola. If it gets into our animal population, like rabies, it could indeed become a periodic scourge.

I'm not sure that risk is really high, but it seems be greater than zero probability.