IT may be the only time you will find “Ebola” and “Add to Wishlist” in the same sentence.

    The American company, Giantmicrobes Inc., which makes a line of plush toys based on viruses and other microscopic organisms, has sold out its entire Ebola stock, including the small Ebola doll for US$9.95, a Gigantic Ebola doll for US$29.95 and an Ebola Petri Dish toy for US$14.95, according to the company’s website.

    “Since its discovery in 1976, Ebola has become the T. Rex of microbes,” says the Stamford, Connecticut-based maker of the “uniquely contagious toy” on its website, which promotes them as gag gifts that also have educational value.

    With the latest Ebola outbreak, which already killed more than 4,500 people, mostly in West Africa, customers have snapped up the toy, which looks like half a pretzel.

    Giantmicrobes lists the World Health Organization as one of its largest customers, along with pharmaceutical companies and the American Red Cross.

    Anyone disappointed by the shortage of the Ebola toys can click on “Add to Wishlist” and wait for more stock to arrive.

    (SD-Agencies)