Stopping Ebola

Published: Nov. 18, 2019, 3:56 p.m.

b'A new vaccine may help turn Ebola into a disease we can prevent, and a new drug may make it one we can cure.\\xa0But the political crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo has fueled violence against health workers and Ebola treatment centers.\\xa0Find out why context matters in the efforts to stop Ebola, what new drugs and vaccines are on the horizon, and whether the world is prepared for the next infectious pandemic.\\xa0Even if Ebola\\u2019s threat is diminishing, what about the next pandemic?\\xa0Is the world prepared?\\nGuests:\\n\\n\\nRichard Preston\\xa0\\u2013 Journalist and author\\xa0of \\u201cCrisis in the Red Zone: The Story of the Deadliest Ebola Outbreak in History.\\u201d\\n\\n\\nYap Boum\\xa0\\u2013 Regional representative for Africa for Epicentre, the research arm of M\\xe9decins sans Fronti\\xe8res (Doctors Without Borders) in Cameroon.\\n\\n\\nAmy Maxmen\\xa0\\u2013\\xa0Senior reporter,\\xa0Nature.\\xa0\\xa0Her most recent piece is "Behind the Front Lines of the Ebola Wars."\\n\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'