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 new study shows that an Ebola vaccine can cut mortality figures of those infected in half.

Patients with confirmed Ebola virus disease were around half as likely to die if they were vaccinated against the virus than if they were not, results from a study showed.

Ebola is a rare but deadly virus that attacks the immune system and organs. Learn more about symptoms, treatment options, and how to prevent it.

Ebola vaccine cuts death rates in half — even if it's given after infection Janine Kibwana, Ebola survivor and mother of five, sits in her living room in Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo.