Technically, the Ebola virus wasn't created like that.
It did spread from a man who ate monkey's brains but that wasn't
how the virus itself was 'born'. It was how the virus started
spreading. 
An interesting point to note... every few years, the Ebola virus
surfaces to make a scourge. Each time it emerges, its a
genetically-mutated new strain, but not all strains are fatal to
humans.
Back in the late 1980's, there was, in fact, an Ebola outbreak in
Washington, but it only affected a shipment of monkeys from Africa
to a laboratory facility. I think they were macaque monkeys.
Thankfully, that strain did not affect humans at all although the
authorities, including the CDC and USAMRIID, were called and they
quarantined the area once the Ebola virus was detected.
The Ebola strains may differ each time, but the virus always looks
kinda like a loopy '2' figure.
Scientists say that we're way overdue for an Ebola outbreak now.
