Airdate: Outbreak: The Ebola Crisis

Seven has scheduled a Seven News Special: Outbreak: The Ebola Crisis on Tuesday night, hosted by Dr Andrew Rochford.

As the world gears up for the fight against the worst-ever Ebola outbreak, Seven News will tomorrow night bring viewers a half-hour Seven News Special on the deadly epidemic.

Presented by Seven News Health Editor Dr Andrew Rochford, Outbreak: The Ebola Crisis will separate myth from the facts of this unfolding worldwide health emergency.

Featuring comprehensive analysis and commentary from leading medical experts, the Seven News Special examines specifically what the virus is, why it’s suddenly a catastrophic threat, and most importantly – whether Australia is prepared if the virus reaches our shores.

The latest crisis in West Africa is the worst-ever Ebola outbreak. It has killed more than 4500 people across the region, with up to 9,000 infected, and has reached the US and Spain.

Australia has so far managed to remain unaffected. Queensland nurse Sue Ellen Kovack – who had returned from treating patients in an Ebola hospital in Sierra Leone – was the 11th person tested for the disease in Australia in recent weeks, all returning negative results.

This will air at 9:30pm Tuesday followed by Border Security: International at 10pm.