About this episode
The episode discusses the recent Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the historical context of the U.S. response to previous outbreaks.
The World Health Organization has declared an international public health emergency because of an outbreak of Ebola centered in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has so far likely killed over 130 people and sickened more than 600. The size of the new outbreak raises questions about whether there were delays in detection. We’ll hear about this outbreak and about the U.S. role in containing the last major instance of the virus spreading, in 2014. Click here to read more reporting about this outbreak from NPR’s Global Health Team. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
People in this episode
Host: NPR
Topics covered
- Ebola
- public health
- outbreak
- disease containment
- international emergency
Keywords
- Ebola
- World Health Organization
- public health emergency
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- 2014 outbreak
- disease spread
- health crisis
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: World Health Organization
Places: Democratic Republic of Congo
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