Monday, February 23, 2015

Ebola Threat as Bio-Weapon

United Kingdom military research institute is given task to track down the possibility of deadly Ebola virus as bio-weapon. Military center in Porton Down, UK studied different prospects and given a final report that is leaked under "Free Access to Information Act".


Researcher's team finalized a secret document mentioning that Ebola virus is very tough to take down as a mass infection weapon. UK is worried about ISIS and AL-Qaida that their team can gain access to such viruses to attack Europe. Doctors at Porton said that virus cannot be moved from one place to other without heavy technical equipment and expertise which those terrorist organization does not have. On the other side, Ebola does not spread quickly as so is less charming for bioterrorism.

Africa is major hit of Ebola. Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea face most number of death. Almost more than 9000 deaths are reported with this disease. One case is reported in USA and Mali.

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