About this episode
Lindsey Williams provides disturbing updates on the Ebola outbreak spreading through Zaire, presenting evidence that official casualty reports drastically underestimate the true scope of the epidemic. Williams describes the complete breakdown of medical infrastructure in Kikwit, where hospitals have been abandoned by terrified staff and bodies are accumulating faster than they can be disposed of safely. Art Bell examines conflicting information about the Ebola strain responsible for the outbreak and questions why this unidentified variant appears more virulent than previously known forms of the virus. The conversation explores the horrific progression of Ebola infection and the inadequate international response to contain what could become a global pandemic. Williams presents insider information about medical cover-ups and suggests that pharmaceutical interests may be suppressing effective treatments in favor of developing profitable vaccines. The discussion covers the potential for Ebola to spread beyond Africa through international travel and the complete inability of modern medicine to treat victims once symptoms appear. Art Bell probes Williams' sources and methodology while examining the frightening possibility that humanity faces a biological threat that could fundamentally alter civilization. This chilling episode captures the emergence of what many consider the most dangerous infectious disease in human history.