Two Americans contracted Ebola while working in Liberia, and while experts say the chances of a US outbreak are very small, it's got a lot of people thinking about the deadly virus. Ebola is a "spillover" a disease that originated in animals and moved to humans. It's the kind of disease science writer David Quammen traveled the world studying. Doug spoke with him a few years ago, and Friday, we're rebroadcasting that conversation. It's about the science, history and human impact of "Spillover."(Rebroadcast)
- David Quammen is the author of Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic [Amazon|Indiebound]
- David Quammen spoke with NPR on August 5 about the Ebola cases. He says that while he doesn't think Ebola will see a big outbreak, he does think "it's a dress rehearsal for the next big one." You can read the full interview here
