Ebola is back

The World

There’s been a small outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo. But now, reports indicate that the virus has spread to a crossroads city of more than a million people and health officials are worried the outbreak is about to get much more serious. Host Marco Werman speaks with Dr. Peter Salama, the World Health Organization’s Deputy Director-General of Emergency Preparedness and Response.

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