Is there any possibility that the Ebola virus is artificial?

No. With every dramatic viral outbreak, there are people who believe that the virus in question was made in the lab. It happened with HIV, for example. We are not smart enough to make these viruses in the lab. read more

To make a virus like that in the lab you will have to know all these complex interactions between the virus and the different species' immunity system, and that would take many years or even decades of carefully controlled research and huge monetary resources to carry this research. read more

EDIT: The question has now been edited (completely changed) to the slightly less ridiculous question (assertion) that the ebola virus was created by some government (for reasons not comprehensible). The original comments stand. read more

Health officials have confirmed that an infected person was found in a city of 1.2 million, meaning Ebola has spread beyond the town it was first spotted in. Ebola in an urban area is much more dangerous, since that dramatically increases the possibility that the disease could spread rapidly. read more