Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya for Americans sparks backlash
About this episode
The episode discusses the backlash against a proposed Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya, alongside insights from a study on Otzi and the impact of the civil war in Sudan on research into the Kingdom of Kush.
Kenyan protesters are demonstrating against plans to build a quarantine center in Kenya for Americans who may have been exposed to Ebola. Critics say it exposes Kenyans to risk, without offering them the same protections provided to US citizens. Also, a new study has found multiple types of microbes preserved in the body of Otzi, the iceman mummified in a glacier from the Copper Age, which could potentially offer new insights for future medical research. And, the civil war in Sudan is complicating research into an ancient civilization in the country known for millennia as the Kingdom of Kush. Plus, Japan releases eight crested ibises, that went extinct in the country, into the wild. We are aiming to raise $30,000 by June 30. Help us reach our goal! Every donation will be matched. Donate today! Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Topics covered
- Ebola quarantine
- Kenya protests
- medical research
- ancient civilizations
- wildlife conservation
Keywords
- Ebola
- quarantine
- Kenya
- Otzi
- civil war
- Kingdom of Kush
- crested ibises
- protests
- medical research
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Japan
Places: Kenya, United States, Kingdom of Kush
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