B1 English News | Why Ebola Is Hard to Stop in DR Congo

Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript.

In this episode: Ebola spreads to two new health zones in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where conflict, displacement, and a lack of approved vaccines make the response difficult. Also: Hurricane Polo regains Category 5 strength near Mexico, bringing risks of heavy rain, flooding, mudslides, dangerous surf, and coastal flooding.

Today’s English focus: were found = were discovered. Vocabulary: contact (a person who may have been near someone with an illness), trace (to find where a person, thing, or event came from or went), exposed (placed in contact with something harmful).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-09-26

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