Ebola virus disease (EVD) developed in a patient who contracted the disease in Sierra Leone and was airlifted to an isolation facility in Hamburg, Germany, for treatment. During the course of the i ...

Patients of any age who had positive test results for EBOV infection on a polymerase-chain-reaction (PCR) assay and from whom written informed consent could be obtained were eligible.

The state of the healthcare industry's preparedness was heavily tested during this year's Ebola outbreak. Although the U.S. only saw seven people diagnosed with Ebola, hospitals and health systems ...

A single lapse in proper infection control can set in motion another chain of transmission and worsen the outbreak. First, meticulous infection control should be implemented wherever possible.

The Democratic Republic of Congo was two days away from declaring the end of the world's second-largest Ebola epidemic when a new chain of infection was discovered on April 10, following more than ...

Ebola is one of the most feared infectious diseases, with more than half of those infected dying. A vaccine has now been shown to cut that mortality rate in half.

Epidemiologists working on the world’s latest Ebola outbreak are racing to try to solve a mystery. Why have so many children — some still infants — been infected with the virus?

Ebola is one of the most feared infectious diseases, with more than half of those infected dying. A vaccine has now been shown to cut that mortality rate in half.

A study of Ebola survivors showed that 75% have persistent symptoms year after infection, and while these symptoms decline over time, more than half continue to report symptoms up to 5 years after ...

Scientists have found that an oral antiviral drug successfully prevents monkeys from dying after an Ebola infection, an advance that may prevent future outbreaks of the deadly virus.

Ebola is one of the most feared infectious diseases, with more than half of those infected dying. A vaccine has now been shown to cut that mortality rate in half.