PRO/AH> Ebolavirus, animal – Uganda (02): porcine, epidemiological assessment, RFI

Ebola — Uganda
Have they eliminated the possibility of cross-reactivity with apparently non-pathogenic-for-humans ebolavirus types equivalent to Ebola-Reston, known in the Philippines to be resident in pigs?

Mr Meredith Lloyd-Evans
Managing Director, BioBridge Ltd
Company Reg No 2281302
45 St Barnabas Road, Cambridge CB1 2BX
UK

[ProMED appreciates Mr Lloyd-Evans’ comment. If there is anyone with knowledge or data bearing on the specificity of serology for ebolaviruses in pigs, we would be