[Bigg Red]

...a little outbreak of Ebola traced back to eating infected dogs might discourage the practice of eating them.

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I wonder if such information would be accepted by people who believe that dog meat can ward off the powers of witches and evil spirits.

[exDemMom]

I wonder if such information would be accepted by people who believe that dog meat can ward off the powers of witches and evil spirits.

If that guy butchering and selling dog meat by the roadside develops Ebola, I'm pretty sure the customers would notice. At the least, they would wonder why he was gone. And many of the customers would probably get sick as well. I think they would put 2 and 2 together.