remember we had mercer, cov this summer we had the ent row virus we had chikungunya and now we had eecial. each one was differently, it is a small globe and there will be other viruses in the future. >> the u.n. mentioned there would be a cut in new ebola troops. but the world health organization said it has risen to 5,147 more than 14,000 cases total. sierra leone, there are still steep increases. are you concerned we might be letting our guard down? >> well, the international community needs to continue to respond. you know, our response has been focused principally on liberia. and we're beginning to get our arms around that outbreak. the cdc has people over there doing the public health work. our troops have been building hospitals. we have just opened up a new treatment center, a large one that will be staffed by an international group of health care workers. so we're making progress. but as i say, this is going to take a while yet. and the whole international community really does need to participate. >> final question for you. you know, we've always since ebola showed up a few decad