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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Humans and fruit bats have always coexisted in Africa. I am not sure i buy the defoerstation argument.

I have eaten fruit bat, and it is quite good, if a little boney. [b]There is no evidence that eating fruit bat caused the outbreak[/b]. It was probably a fruit bat pooping on a mango, or some such, and then being picked up and eaten by the 2 year old patient 0.

I find it fascinating how keen people are to blame the victims. It makes me think we are pretty rotten as a race. Maybe we deserve to be wiped out by ebola. Maybe the insects would make a better fist of it.[/quote]

I'll have to look later for the link, but the thinking is that it is actually in the butchering and dealing with the raw meat where transmission likely occurs.  Sidenote: I keep thinking of that one season of Survivor where the players ate bats, and one of the guys actually loved it and ate the bats the others didn't eat.

Where is there victim blaming?  (with the exception of Friedman outrageously blaming the nurse for "breach of protocol").  Do you mean people saying to stop eating fruit bats?  Or educating West Africans?  Discussing the difficulties of working around and changing culture norms like burial rituals?  I'm asking sincerely.

What I'm hearing most is 1)let's protect our own country while we get a handle on this 2) let's equip those on the front lines with the right equipment, information, and support 3) let's educate, support and help  West Africa.

It seems logical (take care of yourself first so you can take care of others), and realistic.  It shouldn't be this hard.  Let's not be afraid to make a couple of bold moves, get our act together, and then go help stop this and ease the suffering of the people in West Africa.

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