Contagious? Is there any evidence of anyone ever having come down with ebola due to exposure from a dog? I don't believe there is. The cases that have been attributed to bats were either due to eating them or being bitten by them. That is not contagion.
Yes, there are. Lots. But before you go all flame thrower on me, I admit that you are right and dogs who harbor the virus aren’t contagious because I am just stupid and don’t bother looking into anything before posting.
/Tired of these arguments. Familiar pattern. You are right, I’m wrong, the end. OK?
“Although canine infection by Ebola virus has never been documented, domestic dogs’ behavior and diet place them at risk.”
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Ebola+virus+antibody+prevalence+in+dogs+and+human+risk.-a0131127452
Unless you eat the dog
http://speakupforthevoiceless.org/2014/04/02/dog-meat-trade-ebola/
[toldja eating dogs was bad]
:)
I read an article last night about dogs in a previous break out in Gabon. The dogs that were tested were without symptoms, but has the antibodies for the virus. Their infection rate was, roughly, the same as the surrounding humans.
There was no definitive proof that the virus was spread from dogs. However, there was ample evidence that the dogs were infected, and dogs might be able to pass it through licking, grooming, or biting.