Ebola

Russia September 17, 2019

Explosion at Russian research lab that stores smallpox virus: officials

A virus research center in Russia — one of two places in the world that houses the smallpox virus — exploded on Monday, officials said.

Ebola August 15, 2019

Scientists say Ebola is now treatable thanks to 2 new experimental drugs

Those treated with either drug within days of infection reported a 90 percent survival rate.

Africa August 8, 2019

3 Congolese medics arrested in killing of WHO doctor treating Ebola patients

Three Congolese medics were arrested Wednesday in the murder of a Cameroonian doctor who was treating Ebola patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo, prosecutors revealed.

Ebola August 1, 2019

Rwanda reopens border with DR Congo after closing it for several hours following Ebola deaths

Rwanda has closed part of its border with DR Congo, a drastic step that comes after two people have died in a border city in the past month.

Faith & Values July 18, 2019

After surviving Ebola, this medical missionary is returning to Africa

Dr. Kent Brantly was the first American to contract the Ebola virus as a medical missionary for Samaritan's Purse in Liberia.

Ebola July 17, 2019

Ebola outbreak in Congo declared a global health emergency by WHO

More than 1,600 people have died since August in the second deadliest Ebola outbreak in history, which is unfolding in a region described as a war zone.

OPINION July 6, 2019

Bill Frist: Lessons not learned in Congo's Ebola outbreak

From health security to economic security, it's in our nation's best interest to elevate sanitation and hygiene issues impacting the spread of pandemic disease.

HEALTH June 24, 2019

NBA Legend Dikembe Mutombo records Ebola messages to help US officials fight outbreak

Unable to send disease fighters to help battle one of the deadliest Ebola outbreaks in history, U.S. health officials are turning to basketball hall of famer Dikembe Mutombo for help.

Ebola June 18, 2019

Ebola fears worsen after more than 300,000 flee Congo over violent ethnic clashes: report

The threat of second deadliest Ebola outbreak continues to grow in central Africa as more than 300,000 people have fled the Congo since early June because of ethinc clashes, reports say.

Ebola June 13, 2019

Second person infected with Ebola dies in Uganda

A second person infected with the Ebola virus has died in Uganda, the health ministry said Thursday, after a family exposed to the disease quietly crossed the border from Congo.

Ebola June 12, 2019

Boy, 5, dies of Ebola as outbreak crosses Congo border

A 5-year-old boy vomiting blood became the first cross-border victim in the current Ebola outbreak on Wednesday, while his 3-year-old brother and grandmother tested positive for the disease that has killed nearly 1,400 people in Congo.