A team
from the Center of International Forestry Research, Manchester Metropolitan
University, and the Universidad de Málaga have applied analytical techniques
that indicate where the Ebola virus is likely to be found in more favorable
conditions. These models take into account a number of non-human mammalian
species as well as environmental variables for predicting the presence of the
virus.
By
assuming that more mammalian species than simply fruit bats may be involved in
its presence and spread, the map suggests that the Ebola virus may be even more
widespread than formerly suspected. The map indicates
that more favorable areas for the virus extend throughout the coastal areas of
West and Central Africa, stretching from Cameroon to Guinea and into the East
into the East African Lakes region.
For
further details see:
Posted by Dr. Tim Sandle