The spin machine is once again running hot - "Deadly Ebola Virus Is Found in Liberian Bat, Researchers Say": https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/24/health/ebola-bat-liberia-epidemic.html …
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PCR fragments with the right sequence, nothing less, nothing more. No full genome, no virus isolation from bat sample. So the ultimate proof of natural reservoir host in any bat species still not completed.
Correct - none of this proves that bats are the reservoir. It does, however, lend credence to that hypothesis - which, given what we know about other fillos, is a reasonable hypothesis in the first place. Are bats the reservoir? Maybe, maybe not - but best hypothesis for now IMO
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In addition, even if fully infectious virus particles (not just RNA fragments) would be present at certain times in bat species this does not prove a direct "spillover" transmission chain to humans. Who could rather get it by collecting/touching a monkey/ape filovirus death case.
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not saying that all the discussed results are an indicator in the direction that bat species play a role (which has been known for several years now) ... just not the ultimate evidence ... so no need for hyping it.
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