This article, as well as the nytimes.com op-ed piece, misquote/misinterpret the 2012 Canadian study that supposedly showed transmission from pigs to monkeys via

This article, as well as the nytimes.com op-ed piece, misquote/misinterpret the 2012 Canadian study that supposedly showed transmission from pigs to monkeys via air. From the text of the study: "Under conditions of the current study, transmission of ZEBOV could have occurred either by inhalation (of aerosol or larger droplets), and/or droplet inoculation of eyes and mucosal surfaces and/or by fomites due to droplets generated during the cleaning of the room." Also from the study: "The experimental setting of the present study could not quantify the relative contribution of aerosol, small and large droplets in the air, and droplets landing inside the NHP cages (fomites) to EBOV transmission between pigs and macaques. These parameters will need to be investigated using an experimental approach specifically designed to address this question." People need to be careful about how they read these academic articles. The authors of the two aforementioned news articles misinterpreted the findings of the study in a way that supports their personal viewpoints. I do agree that this issue needs attention, but not misinformation. Link to actual study: http://www.nature.com/srep/2012/121115/srep00811/full/srep00811.html http://www.nature.com/srep/2012/121115/srep00811/full/srep00...