Ebola vaccine closer after scientists discover key protein
Presently, there are no authorised treatments to cure the disease
A year after worst Ebola outbreak, world is still unprepared to tackle such epidemics
‘Viruses, not wars, may kill people in large numbers in future’
What is Marburg virus and should we be worried?
There are no approved treatments for Marburg virus but vaccines are in development
Over 3,000 killed by deadly virus in Democratic Republic of the Congo this year – and it’s not Ebola
Measles is proving fatal faster than Ebola
Clinical trials for Ebola drug begin in Liberia
The drug was originally developed for other viruses
Ebola-hit countries to get additional US $5 billion for speedy recovery
Amount pledged at two-day global Ebola meet in New York
Graphic Editor Sorit Gupto's take on Ebola health emergency
Nearly half of Liberia’s workforce not working since start of Ebola: World Bank
Bushmeat contributing to Ebola epidemic, warns FAO
Ebola death toll rises to over 630
Ebola virus is mutating, say scientists
Several asymptomatic cases detected, which leads to disease spreading more rapidly
What caused HIV/AIDS to explode?
Social forces drive viral pandemics, say scientists
COVID-19 vaccine development: It’s a relay race
The reason trials are taking shorter time is because developers are taking more risks
Monitoring animal health must to prevent Ebola-like outbreaks: FAO
70 per cent of infectious diseases in recent decades have originated in animals
The curious case of Ebola patents
The US government appears to have a cure and (almost) a vaccine for the deadly disease
Ebola puts expectant mothers at risk; Melinda Gates, Barbara Bush urge action
Health activists, football players unite to fight Ebola
Ethics before profits: What it will take to have global access to COVID-19 vaccine
Experts worry that any COVID-19 vaccine is likely to have a high price tag and, as a result, be unequally distributed
Several experimental drugs being tested in Congo to halt Ebola
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have approved the drugs to treat people infected with Ebola even as conflict continues in the area
Uganda declares end of Ebola disease outbreak: WHO
Uganda recorded a total of 164 cases & 55 deaths since the outbreak began September 20, 2022
Ebola survivors can lose their eyesight. What we're doing to prevent it
Translating lessons learnt during the outbreak in West Africa into improved vision health is an ongoing necessity in Congo
New vaccine protects against Ebola when administered seven days before infection: Study
Study was conducted on Macaque monkeys and results published in the Science journal
Radical ideas are needed to break the DRC’s Ebola outbreak. Here are some
The deaths in this outbreak are 10% of the total deaths recorded in West Africa in 2014, which took more than 11,000 lives
Why Ebola vaccine on trial in the DRC is raising hopes
The viral disease burden in Africa is largely underestimated and the rVSV-ZEBOV is a much-needed vaccine in the fight against Ebola
Ebola in Africa's Democratic Republic of Congo now has more than 2,000 infected
The current outbreak of the virus, beginning late July 2018, has claimed 1,346 lives in North Kivu and Ituri provinces until May.
Ebola cases in DRC province continue to rise, surpass previous outbreak
The country had declared an end to the second-deadliest Ebola virus disease outbreak in eastern region on June 25
Democratic Republic of Congo calls end to 2nd-deadliest Ebola outbreak ever
Even as outbreak ends in country’s eastern area, another smaller outbreak surfaces in the northwest