Hope they connect the dots and figure out there is an animal population that harbors this virus living there.
I think last time it was infected bats, which the locals ate, that jumped the species barrier and caused the first human cases. After that, the disease spread person-to-person through body fluids, including airborne particles from coughing.
I am not a doctor, JMO
IIRC, the infected bats roosted in fruit trees, crapped on the fruits and then the people ate the fruits without cleaning it properly, if at all...................