Ebola

Ebola February 4

Uganda starts clinical trial of vaccine for Sudan strain of Ebola amid new outbreak

Uganda has begun a clinical trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola following an outbreak that has killed one nurse in the east African country.

Health January 29

Ebola outbreak reported in African country — here’s what you need to know

An Ebola outbreak has been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Experts share concerns about the highly fatal and contagious hemorrhagic fever.

Africa November 17, 2022

Uganda is fearful of losing doctors amid Ebola outbreak

Uganda doctors have been struggling with the Ebola outbreak since September. Ten doctors stepped up to work in the hospital and now only three are left due to fear, exhaustion, and wages.

Africa October 25, 2022

Ugandan officials report 11 new cases of Ebola in the capitol since Friday

Officials in Uganda have reported a worrisome number of new Ebola cases in the country's capitol since Friday. Seventy-five total cases have been confirmed since Sept. 20.

Ebola October 21, 2022

Uganda claims Ebola outbreak should be over by end of year

Uganda's most recent Ebola outbreak which has infected 65 people and killed 27 is coming under control, according to the country's health ministry.

Health October 7, 2022

Travelers entering US from Uganda to be screened for Ebola

The Biden administration will screen all airline passengers entering the United States from Uganda due to the recent Ebola outbreak.

Africa October 3, 2022

Uganda’s latest outbreak of Ebola kills its first health worker

A 37-year-old Tanzanian doctor who contracted Ebola in Uganda and died. He was the first health care worker to die in Uganda’s latest outbreak.

Africa September 27, 2022

Congo declares end to Ebola outbreak in eastern province

The Democratic Republic of Congo has declared an end to its 15th Ebola outbreak in the eastern province of North Kivu, which first emerged on Aug. 22.

HEALTH September 26, 2022

Uganda's Ebola rises to 16 as outbreak grows

The Ebola outbreak in Uganda continues to spread and affect people. The country now has 16 cases, and a vaccine has still not yet been found for the Sudan strain.

Africa September 23, 2022

Uganda Ebola death toll rises to four

Uganda confirmed that its Ebola outbreak has killed at least four people. The outbreak started on Tuesday after the first patient died of the rare Sudan strain.

Africa September 20, 2022

Ebola outbreak declared in Uganda, 1 dead

Uganda has declared an Ebola outbreak, the first outbreak in the last three years. A 24-year-old has already died with Ebola symptoms.

Ebola August 24, 2022

East Congo will begin Ebola vaccinations after new case reported

A vaccination campaign in the Congolose city of Beni will begin on Thursday after a new case of Ebola was reported this week, which was genetically linked to the 2018-2019 outbreak.

HEALTH August 22, 2022

New Ebola infection in eastern Congo linked to devastating 2018 outbreak

A new confirmed case of Ebola virus has been linked to the 2018-2019 outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the largest Ebola outbreak in Congo's history.

INFECTIOUS DISEASE August 10, 2021

Deadly Ebola-like Marburg virus could ‘spread far and wide’ if not stopped: WHO

A man who died in West Africa has tested positive for the Ebola-like Marburg virus — with health officials scrambling to stop the killer disease before it can “spread far and wide,” the World Health Organization said.

Ebola March 26, 2021

Washington state officials monitoring 23 people for Ebola following travel to countries with outbreaks

Health officials in Washington state are monitoring 23 people for Ebola after they returned from Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), two West African countries that are currently seeing outbreaks of the infectious disease.

Ebola March 16, 2021

Ebola may have lingered in a survivor for 5 years before sparking new outbreak

A person who survived the major Ebola outbreak in West Africa between 2014 and 2016 may have harbored the virus for five years before it hopped to another person and triggered the current outbreak in Guinea, according to a new analysis.

SCIENCE March 5, 2021

Who is NASA astronaut Kate Rubins?

NASA flight engineer Kathleen "Kate" Rubins set out on her fourth career spacewalk on Friday, in an effort to ready the International Space Station (ISS) for solar array upgrades.

VIDEO March 4, 2021

Hegseth: Biden's 'Neanderthal' remark a badge of honor for conservatives

'Fox and Friends Weekend' co-host Pete Hegseth reacts on 'America Reports' to President Biden's remark that it's 'Neanderthal' thinking to reopen states as coronavirus cases abate.

Ebola March 4, 2021

CDC to require US-bound travelers from Ebola-stricken countries to give contact information

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced this week that travelers from Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the United States will be required to give contact information because of two separate Ebola outbreaks in the countries.

Ebola March 1, 2021

US to screen travelers from countries with Ebola cases: CDC

The United States will soon begin screening travelers who come from countries with cases of Ebola, an often deadly virus that causes severe bleeding and organ failure. 

Ebola February 15, 2021

Guinea declares new Ebola epidemic, first resurgence of disease since 2016

Guinea, the West Africa country, announced Sunday that the Ebola virus has become an epidemic after the deaths of three people and hospitalizations of four others, a report said.

Ebola February 11, 2021

Congo officials confirm 2nd death from Ebola in the east

A second case and death of Ebola has been recorded in Congo’s North Kivu province, according to officials.

VIDEO February 9, 2021

WHO team claims it's unlikely COVID started in Chinese lab

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discusses the Biden administration's policy toward China on 'America's Newsroom.'

VIDEO February 9, 2021

Pompeo: Nothing changes my suspicion that coronavirus came from Wuhan lab

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tells 'America's Newsroom' he does not buy the World Health Organization's conclusion that coronavirus spread from animals to humans.

Ebola February 8, 2021

Congo braces for potential Ebola spread amid coronavirus

The Democratic Republic of the Congo could see a resurgence of Ebola, a deadly disease that is behind the recent passing of a woman in Butembo, a city in North Kivu Province which had only in recent months declared an end to an Ebola outbreak there. 

Ebola November 19, 2020

Congo declares end to 11th Ebola outbreak

Congo has announced the end to its 11th Ebola outbreak, this case in the western Equateur Province.

Coronavirus October 15, 2020

Regeneron's Ebola drug gets first-ever FDA approval

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the first-ever approval of an Ebola drug, which is made of three monoclonal antibodies.

HEALTH October 3, 2020

What is Remdesivir?

Remdesivir is an antiviral drug that is currently being used to treat the novel coronavirus. 

Ebola July 17, 2020

WHO facing funding shortages in fighting Congo Ebola outbreak

World Health Organization (WHO) officials raised concern on Thursday over the growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo amid critical funding gaps.

Africa June 25, 2020

Congo announces end to 2nd deadliest Ebola outbreak ever

Eastern Congo marked an official end Thursday to the second-deadliest Ebola outbreak in history, which killed 2,280 people over nearly two years, as armed rebels and community mistrust undermined the promise of new vaccines.