# Ebola: Is lack of testing the problem?

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Podcast: [Newshour](https://stenobird.com/podcast/newshour-527927)
Published: 2026-05-20T14:28:00+00:00
Episode link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w1730bn0gqz7gzd
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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: Arlette Bashizi/Reuters)

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