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It’s still not clear what is killing the bat populations, but what is known is that bats with WNS wake up more frequently from their winter hibernation which means they use up their fat stores, forcing them to leave the caves to seek food before the insect populations are around so that they simply starve to death.

The virus Ebola Reston has been identifed in 6,000 domestic pigs in the Phillipines.

Ebola Reston is not the same type as the Zaire, Bundibugyo and Sudan strains, which can cause serious illness and death. It is thought to be the first time Ebola has been documented in pigs.