Ebola: how does it spread and can the outbreak be contained? – podcast

Presented by Ian Sample, produced by Madeleine Finlay, sound design by Joel Cox, the executive producer was Ellie Bury
An outbreak of Ebola has emerged in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, leading to nearly 400 confirmed cases and more than 100 deaths. To find out how the outbreak might have begun, what authorities can do to contain it and why this outbreak is causing particular concern, Ian Sample hears from Daniela Manno, a clinical epidemiologist at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Support the Guardian: theguardian.com/sciencepod Continue reading...