An Ebola outbreak has been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). At least a dozen cases of the hemorrhagic fever have been reported in the Bolamba health zone, which is located ...

Ebola is not well suited to any of these processes, which are designed to ensure that the biological agent survives the traumatic experience of being fired from a rocket, ...

The Ebola virus is known to spread into human populations through contact with an infected animal. The virus can live for years in animal populations (such as bats and monkeys) ...

Ebola isn’t anywhere near as contagious as the flu, for example. Or measles, which is much more of a threat in the United States now that people are no longer routinely vaccinating their children.

The World Health Organization says the current Ebola epidemic trend “shows a mixed picture” in Africa, according to a statement released early Tuesday. Liberia has reported 16 new cases with ...

Ebola in Guinea is spreading to Conakry, the capital city. Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports from Guinea and explains how Ebola is a swift, effective killer.

Ebola would be contained like Lassa fever, another virally transmitted hemorrhagic fever, which has reached the U.K. eight times since 1980 and has been snuffed out without anyone becoming ...

Ebola, a highly contagious disease mostly seen in Africa, causes fever, fatigue and bleeding from the eyes and the nose. The virus kills about half of those it infects.

Kampala, Uganda — A nurse in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, has died of Ebola, a health official said Thursday, in the first recorded fatality since the last outbreak ended in 2023.Diana Atwine ...

A quarter of people interviewed in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo last year during the ongoing Ebola outbreak believed the deadly virus wasn't real, according to a new study.. A ...

Ebola officially arrived in America on Tuesday. The CDC — and nearly every mainstream health care journalist — told Americans not to panic. So naturally, Americans did. Some called for America ...

Ebola vaccine dramatically reduces deaths even if it's given after infection : Goats and Soda Ebola is one of the most feared infectious diseases, with more than half of those infected dying.