ok john abstain from eco health alliance thank you. thank you. now let's take a brief look at some of the stories making news around the world. turkey says at least 14 people have died in a 6.7 magnitude earthquake the epicenter was around 550 kilometers east of the capital ankara near the town of c.v. but tremors were felt across the region. tens of thousands of iraqis have gathered in central baghdad to denounce the u.s. military presence in their country the demonstration was organized by shiite cleric and politician. and iranian linked forces. to protest as were killed and 25 wounded in separate anti regime protests in the city. tens of thousands of demonstrators have returned to france's streets to oppose a planned overhaul of the pension system the government has unveiled its final version of the draft law which critics say will force millions to work along france has been hit by strikes and other action since december. police in germany say 6 people have been killed in a shooting in the southwestern town of road 2 others were seriously wou

ok john epstein the eco health alliance thank you. thank you. now let's take a brief look at some of the stories making news around the world. tens of thousands of iraqis have gathered in central baghdad to denounce the u.s. military presence in their country the demonstration was organized by shiite cleric and politician. and in a rainy and linked forces. to protest as were killed and 251 dead in separate and 2 regime protests in the city. 6 in chile police deployed. water cannons to disperse protesters in the capital santiago the demonstrators are marking 100 days since social unrest began in october at least 27 people have died in the protests driven by anger over in quality and high living costs. police in germany say 6 people have been killed in a shooting in the southwestern town of wrote i was a 2 others were seriously wounded a suspect related to the victims has been arrested but the motive is still unknown . us president donald trump has attended the antiabortion march for life in washington the 1st sitting president to do so trump's ap

ok john abstain from the eco health alliance thank you. thank you. at least 18 people are dead and more than 500 injured after a quake in eastern turkey the quake struck near the town of seaver j. in the eastern province of eliza about 550 kilometers east of the capital ankara it was followed by dozens of aftershocks some of them almost a strong as the initial quake rescue teams and all searching for survivors trapped in collapsed buildings. they don't know exactly how many people could be trapped but it's vital to reach them as quickly as possible. within seconds of the quake striking wolf that had provided shelter which transformed into a deadly cascade of stone and wood. rescue is risked their own lives in the hope of finding more survivors. several have already been pulled alive from piles of rubble . the tremors started just before 9 in the evening. they were so strong that they were felt beyond turkey's borders as. foreign objects were not the only danger the quake also sparked a fire on the roof of this residential building or storage fees are

epstein he is a disease ecologist in new york and the vice president for science and outreach at eco health alliance welcome to the program john and thank you so much for joining us to share your expertise how prepared are developed industrial countries like germany for example at the united states where you are currently to deal with outbreaks of such diseases. i think generally speaking industrialized countries are are pretty well prepared and pretty well resourced to deal with epidemics like this the public health infrastructure specifically in germany is excellent and this is evidenced by the early detection of this single case there was evidence of transmission between person to person and that case was isolated identified and is being watched and contacts of that person are being watched as well this is exactly the right approach and i also know from personal experience i have colleagues in germany there are excellent hospitals and laboratory facilities in germany in fact the diagnostic test was supported through development by a scientist in germany so i think it's going to be fine and the im