Is Ebola a worldwide risk? | DW News

An Ebola virus strain that has killed a hundred people in the Democratic Republic of Congo is troubling health experts fearing another global pandemic. There is no vaccine for this strain of the virus. It’s hit after funding cuts to organizations trying to fight it. Epidemiologist Eric Feigl-Ding warns these factors could set up "the perfect storm."

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:55 WHO warns outbreak could spread further
01:20 Expert: What makes this Ebola strain more dangerous?
03:30 What is Ebola and how does it spread?
04:04 What makes this Ebola strain different?
05:33 Could the World Cup increase global risk?
08:14 No vaccine for this strain—how serious is that?
10:00 Could this outbreak become a pandemic?
15:55 Is the world doing enough to stop Ebola?

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