{"id":23393,"date":"2026-06-05T11:38:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T09:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/05\/a-disease-of-deforestation-how-ebola-is-linked-to-the-smartphone-in-your-pocket\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T11:38:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T09:38:04","slug":"a-disease-of-deforestation-how-ebola-is-linked-to-the-smartphone-in-your-pocket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/05\/a-disease-of-deforestation-how-ebola-is-linked-to-the-smartphone-in-your-pocket\/","title":{"rendered":"A disease of deforestation: how Ebola is linked to the smartphone in your pocket"},"content":{"rendered":"

As demand for cobalt, gold and other minerals grows, mining is accelerating deforestation in the Congo basin \u2013 and increasing the risk of deadly Ebola outbreaks<\/p>\n

For decades after the discovery of Ebolavirus in 1976, outbreaks of the disease were relatively small and contained, affecting a few hundred people at most.<\/p>\n

Not any more. In recent years, outbreaks of Ebola have been much larger, affecting thousands and even tens of thousands of people across multiple countries. The 2014 outbreak of Ebola in West Africa infected over 28,000 people<\/a> in 10 countries on three continents.<\/strong> The current eruption, which began in early May and shows no signs of abating, has caused 363 confirmed cases<\/a> in Democratic Republic of the Congo and has crossed into Uganda.<\/p>\n

Sonia Shah<\/a> is the author of five books including Pandemic: Tracking Contagions, from Cholera to Ebola and Beyond, and writes the newsletter Cross Pollinations<\/a> on Substack<\/p>\n

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\nAs demand for cobalt, gold and other minerals grows, mining is accelerating deforestation in the Congo basin \u2013 and increasing the risk of deadly Ebola outbreaks
\nFor decades after the discovery of Ebolavirus in 1976, outbreaks of the disease were relatively small and contained, affecting a few hundred people at most.
\nNot any more. In recent years, outbreaks of Ebola have been much larger, affecting thousands and even tens of thousands of people across multiple countries. The 2014 outbreak of Ebola in West Africa infected over 28,000 people in 10 countries on three continents. The current eruption, which began in early May and shows no signs of abating, has caused 363 confirmed cases in Democratic Republic of the Congo and has crossed into Uganda.
\nSonia Shah is the author of five books including Pandemic: Tracking Contagions, from Cholera to Ebola and Beyond, and writes the newsletter Cross Pollinations on Substack Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As demand for cobalt, gold and other minerals grows, mining is accelerating deforestation in the Congo basin \u2013 and increasing the risk of deadly Ebola outbreaks For decades after the discovery of Ebolavirus in 1976, outbreaks of the disease were relatively small and contained, affecting a few hundred people at most. Not any more. In …<\/p>\n

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