The hypothesis is that immunity is conferred by the presence of ebola antibodies developed after very-low-dose exposure from eating fruits visited by infected b

The hypothesis is that immunity is conferred by the presence of ebola antibodies developed after very-low-dose exposure from eating fruits visited by infected bats. > His teams took 4,349 blood samples in 220 randomly selected villages. They found that 15 percent of Gabon’s population had antibodies. But it varied widely: near the coast, only 3 percent did; in some jungle villages near the Congo border, up to 34 percent did. >Also, their antibody levels varied widely, and what level is protective is roughly known for lab monkeys, but not for humans.