The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health alert about an outbreak in Uganda of deadly Sudan virus ...

Infectious disease emergencies can threaten breastfeeding and the lives of mothers and babies. Depending on the disease, ...

KAMPALA, Uganda -- A nurse in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, died after testing positive for Ebola, a health official said ...

Uganda is grappling with a fresh Ebola outbreak, sparking concerns among health officials as the deadly virus claims its first victim in the capital, Kampala. With no approved vaccine for the ...

Amid a new Ebola outbreak in Kampala, Uganda, the World Health Organization has kicked off a vaccine trial. This is the first ...

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, which have had high ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday warned doctors and other healthcare workers about an outbreak ...

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

Ebola is rare, deadly and has multiple variations. There is a vaccine for the Zaire type, now trials for another are underway.

The biggest filovirus outbreak, caused by Ebola virus, occurred in three West African countries from 2014 to 2016. It killed more than 11,000 people and infected more than 28,000. More recently ...