In this episode of Science Quickly, host Rachel Feltman and Scientific American senior desk editor for health and medicine Tanya Lewis break down the fast-growing Ebola outbreak—caused by a viral species with no approved vaccine—in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. And they explain why U.S. cuts to foreign aid and a sharp reversal in American policy are making a dangerous situation even worse.

Recommended Reading:
<a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/rare-ebola-causing-bundibugyo-virus-is-uniquely-challenging-to-treat-heres-why/">The rare Ebola virus behind the current outbreak, explained</a>
<a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/an-ebola-outbreak-is-spreading-fast-should-you-be-worried/">An Ebola outbreak is spreading fast. Should you be worried?</a>
<a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/vaccines-for-bundibugyo-ebola-virus-outbreak-are-being-developed-but-none-are-ready-yet/">Ebola vaccines exist, but not for the strain in the current outbreak</a>
<a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-race-to-develop-ebola-drugs-as-outbreak-surges/">Scientists race to develop Ebola drugs as outbreak surges</a>

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