In a scientific triumph that will change the way the world fights a terrifying killer, an experimental Ebola vaccine tested on humans in the waning days of the West African epidemic has been shown to provide 100 percent protection against the lethal disease.
Two confirmed deaths linked to a fresh Ebola outbreak in the Guinea prompted aid agencies to deploy experts to investigate the matter. Since 2013, more than 11, 300 people have died following a series of outbreaks in various West African nations.
Liberia has confirmed that a 15-year-old boy has died after contracting the Ebola virus.
The 16-year-old girl may have contracted the virus after sex with an Ebola survivor.
Liberia is officially free of Ebola, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced.
Nina Pham has sued Texas Presbyterian Hospital for putting her at risk and using her as a PR Pawn.
Identifying ebola victims quickly, within 15 minutes, could lead to a breakthrough in treatment.
A new study underscores the importance of safe disposal practices to avoid Ebola infections from corpses.
A CDC lab technician will be monitored for Ebola after a lab error exposed the employee to the virus.
Health officers have conducted checkups in Sierra Leon. The place is said to have the second highest death toll caused by Ebola.
Sierra Leone has announced Friday that all public celebrations over Christmas and New Year are banned due to the Ebola crisis.
Following the death of the tenth local doctor from Ebola last week, over 90 members of the Sierra Leone's Junior Doctors Association have gone on partial strike in protest of the lack of care for local medics who caught the virus while on duty.
WHO admitted making a counting error in Liberia's deaths and has lowered the toll from 6,928 to 5,987.
Dr. Craig Spencer of New York City recovered from Ebola and was discharged from the hospital earlier today, November 11.
The Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf pleaded with U.S. president Obama for assistance to help the country cope with the mounting Ebola crisis.
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