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Sep 18, 2014
9:33:43am

titlecoug

There's a great VICE documentary on this.

A big part of it is that primate DNA is very close to ours. Lack of sanitation, coupled with eating meat from animals very close to us facilitates diseases making the jump from animals to humans. HIV, ebola, etc. are a few examples.

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What is it about viruses originating in Africa?

sammycoug

9/18/14 9:24am

Poverty, poor sanitation.

Grit for Brains

9/18/14 9:25am

"Who are these people touching all those monkeys?"

Hambone

9/18/14 9:25am

Donors set up clinics but don't keep them staffed and supplied

okieboy

9/18/14 9:27am

There's a great VICE documentary on this.

titlecoug

9/18/14 9:33am

marburg virus too. "hot zone" is one scary book to read.

9/18/14 9:45am

Thanks...I was in Liberia last year for six months, recognize all those places.

Cougar2000

9/18/14 11:12am

It's primarily due to the large animal (specifically primate) populations...

BearsandBulls

9/18/14 10:39am

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