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.
The 16-year-old girl may have contracted the virus after sex with an Ebola survivor.
Nina Pham has sued Texas Presbyterian Hospital for putting her at risk and using her as a PR Pawn.
A new study underscores the importance of safe disposal practices to avoid Ebola infections from corpses.
Health officers have conducted checkups in Sierra Leon. The place is said to have the second highest death toll caused by Ebola.
An unknown proportion of West Africans may turn out to be immune to Ebola virus, The New York Times reports.
Armed men stormed a quarantine facility in Monrovia, Liberia, allowing around 30 people believed to have Ebola to escape, raising new concerns about the efficacy of quarantines in countries coping with the outbreak of the Ebola virus.
A meeting of the World Health Organization's highest-ranking officials has determined the outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa is a "public health emergency."
The Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates-based airline Emirates has suspended its service to Guinea over fears of the spread of the Ebola virus.
The first Ebola patient to ever receive treatment in the United States has arrived at a hospital in Atlanta, Georgia.
To deal with the continued spread of the Ebola virus, the government of Sierra Leone has declared a state of emergency and called up its security forces to enforce quarantines on the areas where the disease has already been found.
The first case of Ebola virus in Nigeria has been documented in Lagos, the country's largest city, sparking fears that an epidemic, which has been slowly spreading through West Africa for months, may reach a new stage where it spreads exponentially faster.
09 Aug '24 16:35PM
