Should we be concerned about Ebola?

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Dr Chris Smith

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🗓️ 2 June 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we explore the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring Uganda - including the origins of Ebola and how it is transmitted; how an outbreak is modelled; how we treat and manage Ebola with drugs and vaccines; and what happens if international medical teams become infected. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:20.2	This is the show that brings you the biggest breakthroughs
0:22.8	and talks to the major movers and shakers in the worlds of science, technology and medicine. I'm Chris
0:28.4	Smith and today we're going to examine the latest Ebola outbreak in Africa's Democratic Republic of the Congo.
0:34.9	What is driving it and how's it being managed?
0:55.9	The International Organisation Medesins-Saint-San Frontier has said the rapid spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has created a deeply alarming situation. Efforts to control its spread have been hampered by conflict in the African
1:00.8	nation and it now has claimed the lives of more than 250 people that we know of. It's also
1:07.6	circulating in neighbouring Uganda and the World Health Organisation has said the situation is outpacing the health care response.
1:14.7	Here's Bahuma Tatanji, who's an infectious disease is expert at Emory University in Atlanta.
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