According to this report, the Ebola virus can live up to 50 days on contaminated surfaces. The duration varies by strain and is dependent on temperature and humidity:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2809803/Ebola-surfaces-TWO-months-Tests-reveal-certain-strains-survive-weeks-stored-low-temperatures.html
This is consistent with what CDC says, but the CDC guidelines are very optimistic and do not tell the whole story:
How long does Ebola live outside the body?
Ebola is killed with hospital-grade disinfectants (such as household bleach). Ebola on dry surfaces, such as doorknobs and countertops, can survive for several hours; however, virus in body fluids (such as blood) can survive up to several days at room temperature.
http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/transmission/qas.html
I ask you again: Does it make any sense to allow potentially infected persons to roam freely in our cities until they develop symptoms and start spewing the virus around ... especially when our government and medical communities are refusing to give us all the pertinent facts?
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