Friday, January 16, 2009

Blood Samples From Philippines Sent To US To Check For Ebola

1/16/2009

MANILA (AFP)--Blood samples from swine and farmhands in the Philippines have been sent to the Centers for Disease Control in the U.S. to test for the Ebola-Reston virus, Health Secretary Francisco Duque said Friday. The samples were collected by a joint team from the Food and Agriculture Organisation, the World Organisation for Animal Health and the World Health Organistion from two pig farms where the Ebola-Reston virus had been detected.

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