Why the Ebola Outbreak Has Been Nearly Impossible to Stop

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<p>At the front lines of the Ebola crisis in Central Africa, badly equipped health workers with little outside support are losing the fight against one of the worst outbreaks in history.</p> <p>Declan Walsh, a New York Times correspondent covering the outbreak, takes us to the epicenter of the virus and explains why, so far, its spread has been so difficult to stop.</p> <p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/declan-walsh" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Declan Walsh</strong></a>, the chief Africa correspondent for The New York Times.</p> <p>Background reading: </p> <ul> <li>Inside the Ebola epicenter, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/30/world/africa/ebola-epicenter-congo.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">the virus rages with little to stop it</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/17/world/africa/what-to-know-ebola-africa.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Here’s what to know</a> about the Ebola outbreak.</li> </ul> <p>Photo: Arlette Bashizi for The New York Times</p> <p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>nytimes.com/thedaily</strong></a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p> <p> </p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>