What do I need to know about the Ebola virus?
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What do I need to know about the Ebola virus?

B2Upper-intermediateJune 4, 202624 min

An Ebola outbreak coursing through the Democratic Republic of Congo has experts worried it might rival the worst outbreak in history. Dr. Joanne Liu was president of Doctors Without Borders during that deadly 2014 outbreak in West Africa. As countries like Canada suspend travel from Congo, Liu says border closures don't help mitigate the spread of disease -- only treating Ebola can. For transcripts of The Dose, please visit: lnk.to/dose-transcripts. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. For more episodes of this podcast, click this link.

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Bundy Bujo Ebola virus. And it's turning into one of the worst outbreaks of Ebola on record. The WHO has officially declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. As Canada, the US and Mexico prepare to host the FIFA World Cup. Ebola is taking the public health spotlight. So this week we're asking, what do I need to know about this particular Ebola virus?

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