▸ It has now been 10 years since the first reports of people dying from an unknown disease in Guinea began to appear. It was Ebola: one of the world’s deadliest viruses. Previously, the virus had been limited to isolated places, but in 2014 Ebola reached the major cities in West Africa and the spread of infection ran amok. It would take two years, and more than 11,000 deaths, before the epidemic was over. But despite the fact that there have been great successes in vaccine and treatment since then, new Ebola outbreaks have appeared. Most recently in Uganda in 2022. How likely is it that an outbreak similar to 2014 could happen again? What is the importance of the vaccine? And how great is the risk that an outbreak could occur in Sweden? Guest: Anneli Eriksson, nurse and research specialist at the Karolinska Institute in disaster medicine. Has also worked with several Ebola outbreaks on site in West Africa. Producer and presenter: Olivia Bengtsson. Clips: BBC, ABC News. Contact: [email protected]
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10 years after the epidemic: Can Ebola strike again?
