The highly contagious Ebola virus has claimed more than 15,000 lives since it was first identified in central Africa in 1976.

Most often, Ebola outbreaks have been caused by the Zaire type of the Ebola virus (Zaire ebolavirus) and the Sudan type (Sudan ebolavirus). During the most recent outbreaks, among which have been ...

The Ugandan Health Ministry has confirmed the death of a nurse following the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in the country. The permanent secretary of the ministry, Diana Atwine, made this ...

A Ugandan health official says a nurse in the capital, Kampala, has died of Ebola, in the first recorded fatality since the ...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health alert about an outbreak in Uganda of deadly Sudan virus disease, a viral hemorrhagic fever that is in the same family as Ebola.

The vaccine clinical trial is enrolling health workers and others who have been exposed to the virus. On Jan. 30, Uganda declared an outbreak of Ebola. The total number of cases have now risen ...

Following the confirmation of an outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in Uganda, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC has initiated measures to strengthen the country’s ...

Congo Checks 12 Possible Ebola Cases, African Health Body Says DAKAR (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo authorities are investigating 12 possible cases of the deadly Ebola virus in its ...

but they protect against Ebola Zaire viruses. The Ugandan outbreak involves a different species of the virus, Ebola Sudan. The IAVI vaccine is made following the approach used by one of the ...

A high-fatality disease, Ebola infection symptoms include hemorrhage, headache and muscle pains. The virus is transmitted through contact with infected bodily fluids and tissue. Fox News ...

The often-deadly Ebola virus disease (EVD) is confined mostly to Africa, but because of how globally connected the world is today, it is regarded as a possible health threat worldwide. Still ...