A conversation with Dr. Daniel Lucey comparing and contrasting the current Ebola epidemic in the North Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the 2014 West Africa Ebola epidemic. We touch on advances made in vaccines, diagnostics, treatments, and how the lessons learned from the West Africa epidemic are being applied, as well as the challenges faced by a region in conflict.
Show Notes:
[WHO | Stories of Ebola survivors](https://www.who.int/features/2014/ebola-survivor-stories/en/)
[2014-2016 Ebola Outbreak in West Africa | History | Ebola (Ebola Virus Disease) | CDC](https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/history/2014-2016-outbreak/index.html)
[An Epidemic of Suspicion — Ebola and Violence in the DRC | NEJM](https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1902682)
Congolese Ministry of Health Twitter: @MinSanteRDC
https://www.who.int/emergencies/crises/cod/drc-ebola-srp-v20190219-fr.pdf?ua=1 (National Plan to Combat Ebola)
[Digitalcongo.net | Le ministre de la Santé dresse la situation sur l’évolution de l’épidémie à virus Ebola dans les provinces du Nord-Kivu et de l’Ituri](https://www.digitalcongo.net/article/5c825c724813c5000431e377/)
[WHO | Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo](https://www.who.int/csr/don/7-march-2019-ebola-drc/en/)
[WHO expresses concern over damage to Ebola treatment facilities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | WHO | Regional Office for Africa](https://www.afro.who.int/media-centre/statements-commentaries/who-expresses-concern-over-damage-ebola-treatment-facilities)
[Statement on the October 2018 meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee on the Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo](https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/17-10-2018-statement-on-the-meeting-of-the-ihr-emergency-committee-on-the-ebola-outbreak-in-drc)
[MSF warns of DRC Ebola response losing upper hand | CIDRAP](http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2019/03/msf-warns-drc-ebola-response-losing-upper-hand)
[Democratic Republic of Congo: Ebola Virus Disease - External Situation Report 31 - Democratic Republic of the Congo | ReliefWeb](https://reliefweb.int/report/democratic-republic-congo/democratic-republic-congo-ebola-virus-disease-external-situation-46)
https://www.who.int/immunization/interim_ebola_recommendations_feb_2019.pdf?ua=1
