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Which animals get ebola? can they transmit it to humans?
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Ebola: Animals such as the duiker, fruit bat and a number of primates can become infected. The infection can be transmitted to humans who eat their meat or who come in contact with their secretions - such as bushmen who cut up bush meat.
Answered 10/6/2015
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