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New Ebola-like virus is discovered in China

Scientists say that they have discovered a new Ebola-like virus and that there is reason to believe it is capable of infecting humans.

The notorious filovirus family — which includes such dangerous actors as the Ebola and Marburg viruses — seems to just keep getting bigger.

In a new study, scientists from Singapore and China have announced they found a new branch of the family, in bats in China. While there is no evidence the new virus

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