Inside the Ebola Outbreak That Has Experts Sweating (w/ Dr. Craig Spencer)
A new Ebola outbreak in Central Africa is raising concerns among global health officials. Dr. Craig Spencer, an emergency medicine physician and Ebola survivor, discusses the factors contributing to the heightened alarm. The article highlights the differences between this outbreak and previous ones, as well as the impact of past public health funding cuts on the response efforts.
- ▪The Ebola outbreak in Central Africa has prompted urgent warnings from health experts.
- ▪Dr. Craig Spencer, who survived a previous Ebola outbreak, emphasizes the unique challenges posed by this situation.
- ▪Cuts to public health infrastructure during the Trump administration may hinder the response to the current outbreak.
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Playback speed×Share postShare post at current timeShare from 0:000:00/PreviewInside the Ebola Outbreak That Has Experts Sweating (w/ Dr. Craig Spencer)Jonathan CohnMay 21, 2026∙ PaidShareJonathan Cohn is joined by Dr. Craig Spencer to break down the growing Ebola outbreak in Central Africa, why global health officials are sounding the alarm, and how Trump-era cuts to public health infrastructure could affect the response. Spencer is an emergency medicine physician and Ebola survivor. During the historic 2014 outbreak, he treated patients and then contracted Ebola himself, became one of the most visible voices during that crisis. Dr.
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