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Limited airborne transmission of Ebola is ‘very likely,’ new study says
Teh Washington Post ^ | Feb 19, 2015 | Lenny Bernstein

Posted on 02/19/2015 12:54:10 PM PST by Smokin' Joe

A team of prominent researchers suggested Thursday that limited airborne transmission of the Ebola virus is "very likely," a hypothesis that could reignite the debate that started last fall after one of the scientists offered the same opinion.

"It is very likely that at least some degree of Ebola virus transmission currently occurs via infectious aerosols generated from the gastrointestinal tract, the respiratory tract, or medical procedures, although this has been difficult to definitively demonstrate or rule out, since those exposed to infectious aerosols also are most likely to be in close proximity to, and in direct contact with, an infected case," the scientists wrote.

Their peer-reviewed study was published in...

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TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Science
KEYWORDS: ebola
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Thanks for the ping!


21 posted on 02/19/2015 7:49:42 PM PST by Alamo-Girl
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To: Smokin' Joe

Thanks for the ping.


22 posted on 02/19/2015 8:40:23 PM PST by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the Occupation Media.)
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Wanted to post just in case this hadn’t been already.
Rapid paper test invented for: Ebola, Dengue Fever, Yellow Fever.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/paper-test-quickly-detects-ebola-dengue-and-yellow-fever/?WT.mc_id=SA_Facebook


23 posted on 02/21/2015 5:35:08 PM PST by machogirl
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