Outbreak Watch: Line of Sight examines the growing Ebola outbreak in the DRC, the Hondius hantavirus response, and emerging screwworm detections in the U.S., exploring how surveillance, visibility, and uncertainty shape outbreak response.

Outbreak update covering the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda, the Andes hantavirus cruise cluster, and growing global public-health strain.

Blind Spots On viruses, visibility, and the signals we miss Field Notes is where I take one idea from the episode—something that feels like a hinge point—and follow it to see what it reveals. If you want the full story, you can read or listen to the episode here. In the Margins Somewhere in almost every Ebola outbreak, there’s a moment when the virus is already there, but the tools built to recognize it are still looking for something else. In Yambuku in 1976, clinicians thou

What is Ebola really — and how does it spread? This episode explores Ebola transmission, pathogenesis, outbreak history, and the 2026 Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda.