Ebola Toys Sold Out, Says US Company

Ebola-themed toys have proved to be a massive hit so much so that one US-based company has sold out.

The website of Giant Microbes advertises three Ebola toys as a "uniquely contagious gag gift" that can help you "learn all about this fearsome frontpage disease."

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A "great teaching tool for students of all ages," the company boasts.

But eager customers are out of luck -- the toys have sold out.

"Out of stock," said the website on Friday, under a five-star rating based on 10 reviews for a stuffed toy called "Ebola," which retails at $9.95.

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The "Ebola Gigantic doll" sells for $29.95 and the "Ebola Petri Dish" for $14.95.

The Connecticut-based company produces stuffed animals that look like microbes, which they call "humorous, educational and fun," selling more than 10 million all over the world.

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Set up in 2002 with four products, it originally designed toys as teaching tools to help small children learn about the importance of hand-washing, but now markets over one hundred designs.

Among its offers are toys representing anthrax, black death, cancer, cholera, gonorrhea and diarrhea.

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Source-AFP