Ebola virus
Health Ministry investigating another suspected Ebola case after traveler returns from DR Congo
The person will be treated in isolation under procedures for handling high-risk infectious diseases and will be transferred to Ichilov Hospital.
DRC set to receive 70,000 Ebola vaccines, not approved for current strain, WHO says
Congo Ebola outbreak becomes deadliest in country's history as death toll reaches new peak
Patient held in isolation in Soroka Hospital tests negative for Ebola after returning from DRC
Ivory Coast begins Ebola vaccinations after case confirmed in Abidjan
An 18-year-old woman tested positive on Saturday after traveling by bus to Abidjan from neighboring Guinea. It is Ivory Coast's first confirmed case of Ebola in 25 years.
WHO says Guinea monitoring confirmed 155 cases of Ebola-like Marburg virus
Guinea was declared free of Ebola two months ago, following an outbreak that killed 12 people.
Congo confirms second Ebola case in resurgence of major outbreak
Joe Biden to appoint Ron Klain as chief of staff
Klain served as Chief of Staff for two vice presidents: Joe Biden and Al Gore, before being appointed as Ebola Response Coordinator for Obama administrations.
2020 is the year of COVID-19 – but what other health crises did it bring?
The WHO counts over 60 separate health emergencies this year, all overshadowed by the novel coronavirus.
New study of Ebola may hold answers for long-term COVID-19 immunity
The study, carried out in a joint effort by British and Guinean scientists, is the world's largest and most comprehensive one to date to examine survivors of the Ebola virus.
Ebola outbreak in western DR of the Congo reaches 100 cases - WHO
"The virus is spreading across a wide and rugged terrain which requires costly interventions."
More people infected with Ebola in new Congo outbreak, WHO says
An epidemic of the virus on the other side of the country has killed more than 2,200 people since 2018.
Ebola patient hiding in Congo area controlled by militia groups
On April 17, a 28-year-old motorbike taxi-driver who had tested positive for Ebola ran away from the centre where he was being treated in the town of Beni.
Ebola patient dies in Congo, first case in 50 days
Ebola causes fever, bleeding, vomiting and diarrhea and spreads among humans through bodily fluids. The current outbreak has killed about two thirds of those it infected.
