Ebola

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.

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.

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.