There have been reports of the virus known as Ebola has made its way into Asia. This virus is known to exist in Africa and outbreaks are quite common
including but not limited to recent outbreaks in Sudan, Uganda, The Democratic Republic of Congo, and suspected cases in Kenya. At the time of the
recent outbreaks there were several threads on ATS and many of us thought that this could be a mutated strain as the infection rate of the disease was
rather alarming and seemed to be very contagious and was very difficult to quarantine.
If this has found it's way into Asia then we could have a problem due to the high population density and lack of medical facilities to treat this
disease, plus it would be very difficult to quarantine an outbreak in a place such as Bangladesh and many other neighboring countries.
Please keep in mind that they seem to be trying to downplay this "possible" appearance/outbreak of Ebola so far, as they did recently with the African
outbreaks. The WHO was all over the place with conlicting statements during the African outbreak and I expect the same lack of transparency from them
if this does turn out to be Ebola.
That being said, this could be absolutely nothing at all, but I am not convinced that this is as "unimportant" as they are making it sound.
The terrifying hemorrhagic fever known as Ebola virus, or one of its relatives, seems to have made its way into Asia, specifically Bangladesh, a new
These reports are unconfirmed so far as it may be a relative to the Ebola virus or a mutated strain.
This does not necessarily mean it was spread from human to human as it can be spread by animals such as bats for example.
Here is the RSOE EDIS report on the suspected outbreak.
The terrifying hemorrhagic fever known as Ebola virus, or one of its relatives, seems to have made its way into Asia, specifically Bangladesh, a
new report indicates. The new study, published in the February 2013 issue of the CDC journal Emerging Infectious Diseases and conduced by the
EcoHealth Alliance, indicates that bats in Bangladesh could be an animal reservoir for the disease. There haven't been any reported cases of Ebola in
the country, but this means there is potential. Between April 2012 and March 2011, researchers tested several species of bats for antibodies to
Ebola-related viruses (evidence the virus had infected the bats and caused an immune reaction). They found anti-Ebola antibodies in 5 of the 276 bats
(3.5 percent) they tested from the region. The antibodies they found were specifically a reaction to Ebola Zaire, the most dangerous of the viral
strains. This is the first time they've seen antibodies to Ebola in the area, but it's also the first screen for them. We don't know if they've always
been in the area or if the virus is spreading. What the researchers can say, though, is that this evidence extends the known range of the Zaire Ebola
virus to mainland Asia. This could have important consequences for human health, they write. Authorities in Asia should be on the lookout for
hemorrhagic fevers that could be Ebola, or related to Ebola.
If these reports are proven to be true then we should expect this to spread. If bats are carrying this virus then it's very probable that it will
eventually infect the human population which would be very concerning.
I certainly hope that we do not have a widespread outbreak of Ebola due to animals such as bats who carry the virus who could easily release it into
the human population which would be a complete disaster.
The remainder of my post and conclusion will be speculative so please take it with a grain of salt.
Many people say Ebola has been weaponized, and many of these people have been ridiculed as crazy conspiracy theorists. Personally, I am not totally
convinced that it has been weaponized but would not hold it past certain organizations with certain agendas from actually doing this.
Whether this is a natural event or some kind of test we should all be concerned and this is definitely a story that we all need to keep an eye on.
My mention of weaponized Ebola was purely speculative and was not intended to be the main focus of the thread. My main intention was to point out the
potential outbreak in Asia.
That being said, I am open for all sorts of discussion so if you feel like discussing the possible weaponized theory I mentioned in my OP please fee
free to go ahead and do so but I am more interested in discussing the possible existence of this virus in Asia, and the potential for it to spread to
other regions with a high population density.
edit on 1/18/2013 by Corruption Exposed because: (no reason given)