A tale of two outbreaks
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A tale of two outbreaks
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A rare disease spreading on a cruise ship triggered memories of covid-19. But while people worried about hantavirus cases reaching their shores, a much larger outbreak of Ebola took hold in central Africa. The two outbreaks have come in the wake of a series of worrying developments for international public health agencies: America has left the World Health Organisation and the country has also gutted its spending on international aid. How should pathogenic threats be handled in this post-aid era?
Guests and hosts:
- Slavea Chankova, The Economist’s health-care correspondent
- Nicole Tischler of Fundación Ciencia & Vida, Chile
- Tom Geisbert of the University of Texas Medical Branch
- Host: Alok Jha, The Economist’s science and technology editor
Topics covered:
- Andes hantavirus
- Bundibugyo Ebolavirus
- Pandemic preparedness
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