Ebola experts say 16 other bat viruses could infect man

Dried bushmeat is displayed near a road of the Yamoussoukro highwayBy Emma Batha LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Scientists looking for Ebola in bats have identified 16 other viruses in the animal which could jump to humans and potentially cause a disease outbreak on a similar scale to the West African crisis, a health security expert said on Friday. Professor Nigel Lightfoot said the additional viruses had been identified by scientists from the National Institute for Communicable Diseases in South Africa. “They tell me they have got 16 other (viruses)…which are just waiting to spread to humans and cause the next (epidemic),” he told a conference in London on tackling serious infectious diseases. Lightfoot said the World Bank would shortly announce hundreds of millions of dollars in investment in infrastructure in the three countries worst affected by Ebola – Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia.

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Brengle slops on sunscreen and slips into fourth round

Madison Brengle of the U.S. hits a return against Coco Vandeweghe of the U.S. during their women's singles third round match at the Australian Open 2015 tennis tournament in MelbourneMadison Brengle could conceivably be the new face of advertising campaigns Down Under that urge people to 'slip, slop, slap' during the scorching summer months to help Australians and New Zealanders to lower the risk of skin cancers. The 24-year-old American, who made the fourth round of a grand slam for the first time on Saturday with a surprise 6-3 6-2 victory over compatriot Coco Vandeweghe, was lucky to be in Australia at all.

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