Thursday, March 27, 2014

Guinea: Government Bans Bat Soup to Halt Ebola Outbreak

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/03/27/world/africa/guinea-government-bans-bat-soup-to-halt-ebola-outbreak.html?from=science
There was a recent ebola outbreak in Guinea that has resulted in a ban of bat soup.  Bats are a common food source in West Africa but they have been banned from consumption due to the outbreak of ebola that has killed 63 people. The bats contain a filovirus that causes ebola. This can be seen as a cultural hazard because it is the result of the West African diet.

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