Ebola outbreak in Africa raises global concern

The World Health Organization says it is deeply concerned about the scale and speed of the Ebola outbreak in Africa. MPR News guest host Catharine Richert talks with an infectious disease expert about what’s driving the spread of the virus, who is at risk and what it will take to contain it. Guest: Rebecca Wurtz is a professor in the division of Health Policy & Management at the University of Minnesota. She is also a board-certified infectious disease physician and has worked in public health roles in local, state, federal, international, and private sector settings.

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Ebola outbreak in Africa raises global concern is an episode from MPR News with Angela Davis by Minnesota Public Radio.

This episode is 00:47:35 long.

This episode was published on May 20, 2026.

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