Ebola-Reston virus (REBOV) has only previously been seen in monkeys and humans - and has not caused illness.
But researchers are concerned that pigs might provide a melting pot where the virus could mutate into something more menacing for humans.
The new discovery - in the Philippines - is featured in the journal Science.
However, the researchers, from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, stress that the virus at present appears to pose no risk to humans.
Scary stuff!
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