Ebola Ground Zero Traced to Tree in Guinea
Ebola Ground Zero Traced to Tree in Guinea – A charred kapok tree and around a dozen graves scattered amongst the mud brick houses of Meliandou are painful reminders of the toll Ebola has taken on a village in southeast Guinea.
Scientists have traced the source of the worst-ever outbreak of Ebola to two-year-old Emile Ouamouno, who they believe contracted the disease while playing near the tree, home to hundreds of bats that may have been hosting the deadly virus.
The boy’s father, Etienne Ouamouno, said Emile fell ill in December 2013, and infected his sister and mother who was eight months pregnant at the time. His mother travelled to Sierra Leone for treatment, which triggered the spread of the epidemic.
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