In June 2014, cases of Ebola were reported in Guinea and the disease began to rapidly spread across the border to Liberia and Sierra Leone.
More than 28,000 people became ill with the disease and over 11,000 died.
The 2014 outbreak was the first Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
According to the World Health Organization, it first appeared in two simultaneous o ... Show More
Jun 17
Introducing "Hostile History"
Since the dawn of time, humanity has been at war. Conflict in one form or another has been part of our existence since we first walked the earth. In this first episode of a four-part series, join military historian David Borys as we travel back in time to Iran, where we chart how ... Show More
42m 45s
Oct 2018
An Ebola Outbreak in a War Zone Is About as Bad as It Gets
In July, a 65-year-old woman running a high fever checked into a hospital in the province of North Kivu, along the Democratic Republic of Congo’s border with Uganda. She was later discharged and returned home to her remote town, only to die a few days later. By the time health of ... Show More
7m 35s
Sep 2024
The Ebola Response: 10 Years Later
<p>2024 marks the 10th anniversary of the West African Ebola epidemic that took the lives of 11,000 people. In this episode, IDSA President Steven K. Schmitt, MD, FIDSA speaks with Arjun Srinivasan, MD, Deputy Director for Program Improvement in the Division of Healthcare Quality ... Show More
29m 31s