The U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) at Ft. Detrick is the major military laboratory of the U.S. Army and the only BSL-4 level laboratory, operating from before ...

An Ebola outbreak has been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). At least a dozen cases of the hemorrhagic fever have been reported in the Bolamba health zone, which is located ...

Kampala, Uganda — A nurse in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, has died of Ebola, a health official said Thursday, in the first recorded fatality since the last outbreak ended in 2023.Diana Atwine ...

Ebola is one of a number of viruses that cause "viral hemorrhagic fever." What makes it so deadly is that it can take over the machinery of many kinds of cells, replicating quickly.

Emergency vaccination during outbreaks of diseases like cholera, Ebola and measles have over the past quarter-century reduced ...

You may never find yourself in a treatment center halfway across the world, but when suffering is close enough to touch, most ...

Ebola Virus Vaccine. There are two types of licensed vaccines available to prevent Ebola in people at risk: Ervebo. This vaccine is approved by the U.S. FDA and by health agencies in several other ...

A suspected Ebola exposure at a Manhattan urgent-care facility had two patients rushed to the hospital by emergency workers in hazmat suits Sunday – but the disease was ruled out.

Ebola, a highly contagious disease mostly seen in Africa, causes fever, fatigue and bleeding from the eyes and the nose. The virus kills about half of those it infects.

Scientists are trying to develop a more practical and affordable treatment for Ebola. According to a new study, an experiment on monkeys has shown that Ebola can be cured with just a pill. First ...

Ebola is a terrifying virus which, if left untreated, causes bleeding inside the body and through the eyes, nose, mouth and rectum. Case fatality rates have varied from 25% to 90% in past ...

Since the 2014–2016 West African Ebola outbreak, there have been numerous proposals and promises to reform global health infrastructure. Yet inequity remains deeply entrenched.