Here it is: DNA sequences reveal Ebola’s spread and mutation

The virus was not recognized in West Africa until March of this year, however, when the first case was confirmed in Guinea. Gire said the West African epidemic likely began after a single zoonotic event — in other words, transmission of the virus from an animal to a person.

Gire said his study shows that more than 300 mutations have occurred since Ebola began infecting people in Sierra Leone. Every time a virus passes from one person to another, it is likely some mutations will occur, though not all of them will be passed down.

http://www.mykawartha.com/news-story/4804151-dna-sequences-reveal-ebola-s-spread-and-mutation/

Published Online August 28 2014: Genomic surveillance elucidates Ebola virus origin and transmission during the 2014 outbreak

Phylogenetic comparison to all 20 genomes from earlier outbreaks suggests the 2014 West African virus likely spread from Middle Africa within the last decade. Rooting the phylogeny using divergence to other ebolavirus genomes is problematic (Fig. 2A and fig. S6) (6, 13). However, rooting the tree on the oldest outbreak reveals a strong correlation between sample date and root-to-tip distance, with a substitution rate of 8x10−4/site/year (Fig. 2B and fig. S7) (13). This suggests that the lineages of the three most recent outbreaks all diverged from a common ancestor at roughly the same time c. 2004 (Fig. 2C and Fig. 3A), supporting the hypothesis that each outbreak represents an independent zoonotic event from the same genetically diverse viral population in its natural reservoir.

There you go. Academic admission that this strain is mutating and probably will continue to across its spread.

Research biology texts to understand the probability and time it takes viruses to mutate successfully. It is very rare, but now we have this admission, and keep in mind the DHHS bid pertaining to the Congo posted above:

· Declaration of the epidemic by the Minister of Public Health August 24, 2014 · 13 people died of the disease (CFR 54%), including five health workers, about 24 cases suspects (16 women and 8 men) · 11 people segregated · 24 cases (16 women and 8 men) of Ebola virus disease outbreak in the area of health Boende, from July 28 to August 18, 2014 · 80 contacts identified for monitoring · 4 positive samples from eight after a second analysis INRB · 565 suspected cases investigated with gastroenteritis, diarrhea and vomiting. · Index case identified Ikanamongo (100 km Boende): a woman who died on August 11 after consuming bushmeat hunted by her husband and that has contaminated your doctor and husband. · yet unidentified strain between Zaire and Sudan. Awaiting the results from the laboratory in Franceville (Gabon).

The confirmation of Ebola after 13 cases have died and a total case load approaching 600 raises concerns about the spread of the virus, as well as the relationship to Zaire, Sudan, and a recombinant strain.

http://swineflumagazine.blogspot.it/2014/08/13-probable-ebola-deaths-565-suspect-in.html

1. An organism or cell in which genetic recombination has taken place. 2. Material produced by genetic engineering. adj. 1. Formed by or showing recombination: a recombinant chromosome. 2. Of or relating to recombinant DNA: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/recombinant%20strain

A recombinant inbred strain (or recombinant inbred line) is an organism with chromosomes that incorporate an essentially permanent set of recombination events between chromosomes inherited from two or more inbred strains http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recombinant_inbred_strain

So where in CDC literature is there a test sequenced for this strain? --- Hospitals certainly do not have it, and the blood tests specify on markers, so...look at this article:

CDC: 30 States Plus D.C. Have Requested Help with Possible Ebola Cases http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/08/21/CDC-30-States-Plus-D-C-Have-Requested-Help-with-Possible-Ebola-Cases

...Check Lagos, Nigeria: (LOS) Murtala Muhammed Airport Departures http://www.flightstats.com/go/FlightStatus/flightStatusByAirport.do;jsessionid=21A4DCF66B4D3BACBD3F06BBE81DCD90.web3:8009?airportCode=LOS&airportQueryType=0

EBOLA SCARE: FG shuts schools till October 13 http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/08/ebola-scare-fg-shuts-schools-till-october-13/

Referring if "it" is natural or not. Now cross research the dead Nigerian Sawyer -- who lived in Minnesota and ISIS recruiting in Minnesota. Large population of West Africans reside there.

Local reports show locals fearful of touching ANYTHING an infected person has touched. (Think airports.) There hasn't been much visual recording of victims in this. Here are some recent, and a couple of weeks ago.

One GLP empirical study that can conducted over the next 3 weeks -- to see if the virus(es) are aerosol or not, is if to see if ABC's Dr. Richard Besser dies or not after the 3 week incubation period. But that is not full proof, as that area might not have been affected at the moment.

Inside Liberian Ebola Ward with Burial Team http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/inside-liberian-ebola-ward-burial-team-25155405

Five Authors of Ebola Paper Published Today Have Died of Ebola http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2014/08/28/ebola_paper_authors_died_five_victims_contributed_to_research.html

Yes, but seven weeks is a long time.

And given the spread of HIV from patients who know they’re infected and have unprotected sex anyways I’m not comforted by allowing them out of quarantine until ALL of their secretions are negative for the virus.

It’s more than 7 weeks—in one case, infectious virus was found 82 days after first symptoms.

I think there is a rather large difference between HIV and Ebola patients. For one thing, most HIV carriers don’t have an emotional investment in preventing the spread of disease, given that their lifestyle is still based on casual encounters. One of the early HIV carriers had thousands of contacts and did a lot to spread the disease before it was identified (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ga%C3%ABtan_Dugas). Most men, however, have an emotional attachment to wives or girlfriends, and would not want to risk their health by engaging in unprotected sex before they know they are non-infectious.

You’re assuming that no homosexuals will get ebola.

And there are plenty of very promiscuous bisexual and heterosexual men as well. Just one encounter with a prostitute could be another infection cluster.

I wouldn’t bet the farm that every patient who had ‘recovered’ would abstain from having sex for the next 2 or 3 months.

That’s just me.

Not to mention guys who would ‘do that’ to porn and leave the evidence in the wastebasket for the hotel staff to deal with. Or wherever.

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