The completion of genomic mapping of the Ebola virus shows that the epidemic originated from a faith healer in Guinea who attracted Ebola cases from all over the region. When the faith healer died of Ebola, she attracted man followers to her funeral which triggered the spread all over the region, as now-infected mourners returned to their homes.
The genomic map was uploaded to the internet so more scientists would have immediate access to it and pharma companies checked to see how the new information might reveal markers indicating their drug was effective.
The discovery that the Ebola virus has mutated 300 times since the first case is troubling since this is fast and suggests it is "learning" to adapt and evolve to improve its infectiousness.
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