Ebola in Congo: Deadly Virus Returns with Fatality Rate Above 50%
On September 4, 2025, the Democratic Republic of Congo declared a new outbreak of Ebola in Kasai Province,…
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Burundi starts vaccinating health workers against Ebola – WHO
Burundi has commenced vaccinating its health workers against Ebola, beginning with those near the border with the…
Ebola “no longer incurable” as Congo trial finds drugs 90% survival rates
Scientists are a step closer to being able to cure the deadly Ebola haemorrhagic fever as two experimental drugs…
Uganda starts its largest-ever Ebola vaccine trial
Uganda has started its largest-ever trial of a preventive Ebola vaccine, an official announced on Monday, amid…
Main city in eastern Congo detects second Ebola case
A second case of Ebola was detected in the eastern Congolese city of Goma on Tuesday, a local health official said.
No handshakes, no helmets in eastern Congo city bracing for Ebola
In case Ebola is coming, the city of Goma in eastern Congo wants to be ready, with a mobile blood-testing lab,…
IMF sees sub-Saharan Africa growth near two-decade low in 2016
Economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa will likely slow this year to its weakest in nearly two decades, hurt by a…
Putin claims Russia has developed Ebola vaccine
Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed Wednesday his country had developed a vaccine for the Ebola virus which…
Ebola’s Persistence In Survivors Fuels Concerns Over Future Risks
A growing awareness of how the Ebola virus can hide in parts of the body such as eyes, breasts and testicles long…
Death Toll From Ebola Outbreak Nears 7,000 In West Africa: WHO
The death toll from the worst Ebola outbreak on record has reached nearly 7,000 in West Africa, the World Health…
Ebola Vaccine from Glaxo Passes Early Trials
A possible Ebola vaccine under development by GlaxoSmithKline PLC GSK, +0.12% GSK, +0.52% and various U.S.…
Ebola Crisis Turns A Corner As U.S. Issues New Treatment Protocols
The United States issued stringent new protocols on Monday for health workers treating Ebola victims, directing…
Egypt Sends Medical Aid to Ebola-Hit Guinea
Egypt on Saturday sent 3 tons of medicines and medical requirements to Guinea, west Africa's most affected country…
Is Ebola The Real ‘World War Z?’ (Spoiler Alert: It’s Not)
In 2006, I released a novel about a global zombie plague that drives humanity to the brink of extinction. While the…
Americans ‘Can’t Give In To Hysteria Or Fear’ Over Ebola: Obama
With three cases of Ebola diagnosed in the United States and more than 100 people being monitored for possible…
Egypt Warns Citizens Against Travelling To 7 Ebola-Stricken Countries
Egypt's foreign ministry issued travel warnings Saturday for seven Ebola-stricken countries, reported state news…
Obama Names Ebola ‘Czar,’ Bolsters Texas Response
President Barack Obama appointed a former White House adviser as Ebola "czar" on Friday and named officials to…
Ebola Deaths Near 4,500 As Virus Spreads In West Africa: WHO
A total of 4,493 people have died from the world's worst Ebola outbreak on record, and the situation in Guinea,…
Ebola: Infecting West African economies
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The Ebola virus has killed thousands and it now threatens entire…
Ebola Lockdown Brings Sierra Leone Capital To A Halt
Streets in the capital of Sierra Leone were deserted on Friday as the West African state began a contested,…
Obama To Ramp Up U.S. Response To Ebola With Military Mission
The United States will ramp up its response to the Ebola crisis in West Africa with plans to build 17 treatment…
U.N. To Set Up Ebola Crisis Center, Aims To Stop Spread In Six To Nine Months
The United Nations plans to set up an Ebola crisis center to coordinate the response to the deadly virus and to…
Ebola Fight Needs $430 Million to End Outbreak, WHO Says
More than $430 million will be needed to bring the worst Ebola outbreak on record under control, according to a…
Egypt Is Ebola Free, But Not Far From The Outbreak
A few days ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that Ebola viral disease outbreak is moving too fast…
Ebola Sickens Economies Of West Africa
Sandi Sesay’s boss promised him three months of pay when he told the driver to stop coming to work. The goal was to…
Exclusive: Newlink Says Ebola Vaccine Trial Could Start In Weeks
NewLink Genetics Corp, which licensed an Ebola vaccine developed by Canadian government scientists, has enough…
Ebola Drug Made From Tobacco Plant Saves U.S. Aid Workers
A tiny San Diego-based company provided an experimental Ebola treatment for two Americans infected with the deadly…
Strict Precautionary Measures in Egypt Airports to Combat Ebola
Quarantine Director at Cairo International Airport Imad Al-Hashimi announced the introduction of precautionary…
African Leaders Agree Steps to Fight Runaway Ebola Outbreak
West African leaders agreed on Friday to take stronger measures to try to bring the worst outbreak of Ebola under…