# Ebola: lack of testing the problem? Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/dc-4662769/ebola-lack-of-testing-the-problem Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/dc-4662769/ebola-lack-of-testing-the-problem.md Podcast: [dc](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dc-4662769) Published: 2026-05-20T14:28:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ebola-lack-of-testing-the-problem--72085099 Audio file: https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72085099/p0nm94ql.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dc-4662769/episodes/ebola-lack-of-testing-the-problem Duration seconds: 2604 ## Resource Why was the Ebola outbreak able to spread so quickly? We speak to the co-chair of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response about Ebola testing shortfalls in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Also on the programme: we examine the relationship between Russia and China as Vladimir Putin fails to reach a gas pipeline deal during a visit to Beijing. Plus, we hear why the Tyrannosaurus rex had such short arms.(Picture: A health worker takes the temperature of an M23 rebel in Goma, North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Credit: REUTERS / Arlette Bashizi) ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dc-4662769/episodes/ebola-lack-of-testing-the-problem/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/dc-4662769/ebola-lack-of-testing-the-problem.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.