This was the first time many had ever heard of the virus, but since it was first identified in 1976, there have actually been more than 20 serious Ebola incidents. Thankfully, none of them had the ...

Scientists are fairly sure that bats are the natural ‘reservoir’ for the Ebola virus, although it’s not yet completely certain. But no-one disputes that little Emile was ‘Patient Zero ...

More than 40 years after it was identified, the Ebola virus continues to defy drugs, treatment plans—and experts’ best efforts to solve its mysteries. Ebola vaccine has to be kept cold.

The African country of Sierra Leone is set to begin its rollout of the Ebola vaccine, 10 years after a historic outbreak of the virus. The government's vaccine campaign, developed in collaboration ...

The Ebola virus disease outbreak now ravaging parts of West Africa is the largest on record. In fact, West Africa has seen more cases of the disease in 2014 than have been seen in all other ...

Uganda has had five Ebola outbreaks since 2000, the second-highest in Africa after the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The team confirmed that the patient had died of the Sudan Virus Disease ...