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Ebola-Related Virus Found in Chinese Fruit Bats, Say Scientists

Ebola-related bat-borne virus with the potential to infect humans and animals has been discovered in China.

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Scientists have discovered another Ebola-related virus in southwestern China, which can potentially infect and harm animals as well as humans.

The new virus, called the Mengla virus, is found in a fruit bat caught in Mengla county in the Yunnan province.

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