Peter Piot first encountered the Ebola virus in a laboratory in Antwerp in 1976. At the time, the pathogen was largely unknown. Now, almost 50 years later, a new outbreak is spreading through parts of Central Africa, triggering travel restrictions and quarantines across the globe. In this conversation with Mishal Husain, Piot, one of the world's leading authorities on the disease, discusses why Ebola, while deadly, is not easily spread. The Belgian scientist also explains the challenge of controlling outbreaks in conflict zones and lessons the world still hasn’t learned from Covid-19. Read this interview with Mishal’s notes on Bloomberg Weekend: https://www.bloomberg.com/latest/weekend-interview Contact The Mishal Husain Show mishalshow@bloomberg.net Visit https://www.bloomberg.com/mishal 00:00 - Introduction from Mishal Husain 03:59 - "No future in infectious diseases" 10:47 - How contagious is Ebola? 12:04 - “I'm not concerned that this will become a pandemic” 13:19 - Are travel restrictions necessary? 17:47 - “Ebola is not their only problem” 19:01 - How far are we from a vaccine for this Ebola strain? 22:13 - Tackling Ebola in 1976 23:33 - Tracking the virus 27:32 - Vaccine disinformation 31:19 - The effect of Covid 33:31 - “Long Covid really exists” 34:35 “I was scared to die” Watch Bloomberg Vodcasts: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe4PRejZgr0MS0Tqk_zQl1LVVTdWuH2Di Subscribe to Bloomberg Podcasts: https://bit.ly/BloombergPodcasts Visit us: https://www.bloomberg.com/podcasts Visit our other YouTube channels: Bloomberg Television: https://www.youtube.com/@markets Bloomberg Originals: https://www.youtube.com/bloomberg For coverage on news, markets and more: http://www.bloomberg.com/video