Major Ebola outbreak is escalating: what happens next

About this episode

The episode discusses the escalating Ebola outbreak declared a public health emergency by the WHO and the ongoing efforts to manage it.

On 17 May the World Health Organization (WHO) declared an ongoing Ebola outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. Centred on the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, the outbreak has seen mounting numbers of suspected cases and deaths linked to the rare Bundibugyo species of Ebola virus. In this podcast we hear what's currently known about the outbreak and the efforts of clinicians, researchers and public health officials to halt its progress. Nature: Ebola outbreak is a global health emergency: what happens next Nature: Race begins to trial Ebola drugs amid current outbreak Nature: Ebola outbreak spirals out of control: how might it have started? Nature: Will this Ebola outbreak be the biggest yet? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Topics covered

• Ebola outbreak
• public health emergency
• clinical efforts
• research
• international concern

Keywords

• Ebola
• outbreak
• public health
• WHO
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Uganda
• Bundibugyo

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: World Health Organization

Products: Bundibugyo species of Ebola virus

Places: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda

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