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Dr. Tom Ksiazek Discusses the Current Ebola Outbreak on The Naked Scientist Podcast

May 26, 2026, 09:31 AM by Connie Holubar

In mid-May an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo was named a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) by the World Health Organization as hundreds continue to fall ill and local health authorities work to assist patients and families to save lives and control the spread of the disease. 

Dr. Tom Ksiazek, Director of High Containment Operations at the Galveston National Lab and one of the world's leading experts on ebolaviruses and outbreak response joined The Naked Scientists Podcast host Chris Smith to discuss the current situation.  

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