1/ Leading this with a reference to the 2014-2016 epidemic to hype the finding is uncalled for and creates unnecessary confusion and panic.
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This has to be one of *the* most irresponsible press releases I have ever seen. Let me elaborate...https://twitter.com/EcoHealthNYC/status/1022567864656699392 …
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2/ No publication. No preprint. No data. Nothing available to check these findings.
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3/ Confusing 'strain' with 'species'. Ebola virus (Zaire ebolavirus) is a 'species' designation of the genus Ebolavirus, which come in different pathogenic 'strains' (or 'variants') - e.g. Kikwit Ebola virus, Makona Ebola virus - all of which have caused outbreaks.
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4/ So is 'Bombali' a new species ('Bombali ebolavirus'), or a new strain of Zaire ebolavirus ('Bombali Ebola virus')?
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5/ The distinction between species and strain is a very important one, because all previously discovered 'strains' of Ebola virus cause severe disease in humans.
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6/ In contrast, there are 'species' of Ebolavirus that are non-pathogenic in humans (e.g. Reston ebolavirus) with highly variable ability to cause disease/outbreaks in humans.
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7/ From the article - ""This is early stages of the findings," Jambai added, calling on the public to remain calm while awaiting further research.". Correct. So would it be possible to see some data before you hype your early findings?
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8/ ""As precautionary measures, people should refrain from eating bats," [..]." This is an absurd suggestion. This basically means we should all stop eating right now, because whatever we eat could be infected with the next deadly virus (but likely isn't..).
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Press release from the Sierra Leone MoHS: http://www.thesierraleonetelegraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Ministry-of-Health-Sierra-Leone-new-strain-of-Ebola-virus-found.pdf …
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It occurs to me that part of the problem is that Ebola virus (EBOV) is just one species in the genus \textit{Ebolavirus}. Perhaps the ICTV shouldn’t name genera after a type species as membership of a genus doesn’t tell you much about the virus but the name might imply it does.
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Agreed. The taxonomy is horrible - Ebola virus vs Ebolavirus makes all the difference biologically speaking, but is almost impossible to distinguish on paper. We should have stuck with ‘Zaire’...
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