SPILLOVER, PLANET OF VIRUSES

Fighting the future pandemics

Synopsis

From Ebola and Marburg to Nipah and now Hantavirus, deadly pathogens are crossing the species barrier from animals to humans at an alarming rate. Scientists warn that more than 10,000 unknown viruses could trigger the next devastating spillover.

As these events become more frequent, a new generation of intrepid virus hunters is racing against time in Malaysia, Cambodia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Europe. Deep in the jungles, caves, and high-security laboratories, they are tracking invisible threats that could unleash the next global pandemic.