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Do pets get ebola?

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Ebola and pets: See: http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/transmission/qas-pets.html An exotic primate pet or specific type of pig (Reston virus from the Philippines) could become infected. There are no reported dogs or cats which have become sick from the Ebola virus.

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