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Ebola May Have Passed From a Pig to a Human

source: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/24/health/24ebola.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

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In the first known case of what may be transmission of the Ebola virus from a pig to a human, a pig handler in the Philippines has tested positive for a strain of the virus, world health officials and the Philippine government announced Friday.

The strain, Ebola Reston is not known to be dangerous to humans.
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