3 Species of Fruit Bat Found to Harbor Deadly Ebola Virus - Los Angeles Times

3 Species of Fruit Bat Found to Harbor Deadly Ebola Virus - Los Angeles Times: "Researchers working in Gabon and Congo have identified three species of fruit bat as the long-sought reservoirs of one of the deadliest known human pathogens, the Ebola virus.

The team tested more than 1,000 bats and other animals before tracing the virus to fruit bats, which are commonly eaten by people in Central Africa, according to a report in today's issue of the journal Nature."