Imagine a virus so lethal that up to 90% of those infected don’t survive. That’s Marburg - a rare but extremely dangerous disease with no known cure. In this video, we explore its history, how it ...

In the shadows of Python Cave, Uganda, a leopard leaps from a guano mound—formed by bat excrement—and sinks its teeth into a ...

Govt needs to strengthen the health sector to confront the malady …it should also step up effort like it’s already doing in terms of awareness, says Enabulele Nigeria is currently experiencing a Lassa ...

The Ministry of Health established the National Ebola Survivors Programme in 2022 with support from Baylor-Uganda and funding from Usaid to provide medical care, mental health support, and ...

In the worst-case scenario – if nothing is done to effectively control the outbreak — there could be 1.4 million Ebola cases in Liberia and Sierra Leone by the end of January, according to a ...

Ebola occurs when someone is infected with orthoebolavirus zairense, which is a virus mainly found in sub-Saharan Africa, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

A new study shows that in addition to preventing infections, the Ebola vaccine can save some people who are already sick with the often fatal disease. JUNIOR D. KANNAH/AFP/Getty Images) ...

If Your Time is short Ervebo, an Ebola vaccine, is neither experimental, nor contains the Ebola virus. A different virus used in the vaccine, vesicular stomatitis, can shed.

The Ugandan Ministry of Health confirmed 142 cases of Ebola disease and 55 deaths. Because of the brevity of this outbreak, it was not possible to evaluate vaccine candidates.

Ebola is “not very contagious,” though and “can be halted with simple precautions when dealing with infected, symptomatic patients,” says infectious disease expert Amesh A. Adalja, M.D ...

This current outbreak marks the first Ebola disease outbreak caused by Sudan virus in Uganda since 2012, and the first outbreak with over one case since 2004. Where does Ebola come from?

Some recent Ebola virus disease outbreaks in Africa have been linked to persistent infection in patients who had survived previous outbreaks, according to the paper's senior author, Xiankun (Kevin ...