Most often, Ebola outbreaks have been caused by the Zaire type of the Ebola virus (Zaire ebolavirus) and the Sudan type (Sudan ebolavirus). During the most recent outbreaks, which have had high ...

The biggest filovirus outbreak, caused by Ebola virus, occurred in three West African countries from 2014 to 2016. It killed more than 11,000 people and infected more than 28,000. More recently ...

Feb. 4, 2025 — The Sudan virus, a close relative of Ebola, has a fatality rate of 50% but remains poorly understood in terms of how it infects cells. Currently, no approved treatments exist.

The Ugandan Health Ministry has confirmed the death of a nurse following the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in the country. The permanent secretary of the ministry, Diana Atwine, made this ...

“If we don’t know what the wildlife host is, we can’t know how, where or when that will be.” The biggest filovirus outbreak, caused by Ebola virus, occurred in three West African countries from 2014 ...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health alert about an outbreak in Uganda of deadly Sudan virus disease, a viral hemorrhagic fever that is in the same family as Ebola.

A deadly outbreak of Marburg Virus is being reported in Tanzania's Kagera region and the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a grave warning regarding the same. Often compared to Ebola ...

The vaccine clinical trial is enrolling health workers and others who have been exposed to the virus. On Jan. 30, Uganda declared an outbreak of Ebola. The total number of cases have now risen ...

A high-fatality disease, Ebola infection symptoms include hemorrhage, headache and muscle pains. The virus is transmitted through contact with infected bodily fluids and tissue. Fox News ...

A Bolivian man has died after contracting Chapare virus, an Ebola-like disease so rare that there have only ever been 15 confirmed cases. The man, a farmer in his 50s, came down with a headache ...

Scientists don’t know the natural reservoir of Ebola, but they suspect the first person infected in an outbreak acquired the virus through contact with an infected animal or eating its raw meat. Ebola ...

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan officials are preparing to deploy a trial vaccine as part of efforts to stem an outbreak of Ebola in the ... director of Uganda Virus Research Institute.