Desmond Swayne, the New Forest West MP and UK's International Development Minister, had to assure a constituent that Zombies do not exist or spread Ebola disease.

Swayne said that he had to persuade the constituent that Zombies do not exist after he received a concerned email. He said that it was the most bizarreinquiries he has received as an MP. There were several hoax reports circulating on the internet that claimed that Ebola was being spread by zombies.

He said, "This chap emailed me to say he had heard on Twitter that Zombies were spreading Ebola and what did I think about it. Of course, it's true that people are most infective when they are dead and there are problems with burial traditions and the washing and touching of bodies. But I had to tell him that, while I go to Church every Sunday and believe in the resurrection of the dead, I'm afraid I don't believe in Zombies!"

He said that the emails usually create a long trail of emails but this time it did not happen. He was speaking at a Commons debate on Ebola in his job as an international development minister. He had informed MPs that Ebola has claimed the lives of around 5,000 people and 14,000 cases of Ebola were reported in West Africa spread by October.

The comment was made weeks after a hoax news report, about the disease being spread to humans by zombies, circulated the internet.