ebola

A Detroit-bound flight was diverted to Canada after a passenger from Congo boarded despite US Ebola travel restrictions, highlighting global responses to the outbreak.

Nobelle Borines May 21, 2026

The WHO has provided an update on the real status of the Ebola outbreak in Central Africa and revealed that efforts to develop a vaccine are underway.

John Tan May 21, 2026

An American doctor infected with Ebola has been evacuated to Germany for treatment, intensifying concerns over the escalating outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.

Ana Trenas May 19, 2026

A new Ebola outbreak in central Africa that has killed 80 people raises fears of a wider outbreak amid a humanitarian crisis, regional war, and violence.

Nick Suter May 18, 2026

The WHO has declared the Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda a global health emergency, urging international coordination amid rising cases and cross-border transmission risks.

Ana Trenas May 18, 2026

US health authorities have issued a travel warning due to a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo, with fears of cross-border spread into Uganda.

Thea Felicity May 17, 2026

Manhattan health scare after two patients at an urgent care centre sparked Ebola fears, later ruled out as likely norovirus.

Vinay Patel Feb 17, 2025

Climate change may not just lead to a drastic change in weather patterns across the world but can also lead to the transmission of viruses.

Sadhna Yadav Jun 20, 2023

The explosion resulted in one worker getting third-degree burns.

Rishabh Jain Sep 17, 2019

Tackling zoonotic diseases requires acknowledging the interplay among the health of humans, animals, and the environment.

Satesh Bidaisee Sep 20, 2018

Around 400 bodies have been recovered so far, but the death toll is expected to rise as an estimated 500 are still missing.

David Sim Aug 17, 2017

How can you tell where an undiscovered virus will emerge that could infect humans?

Martha Henriques Jun 21, 2017

Three died in the outbreak in an isolated area and families are fleeing.

Elsa Buchanan May 22, 2017

Three died in the outbreak in an isolated area where transport and communication networks are limited.

Elsa Buchanan May 19, 2017

David Nabarro has played a key role in the fight against Ebola.

Léa Surugue May 16, 2017

The outbreak area is an isolated area where transport and communication networks are limited.

Elsa Buchanan May 15, 2017

The election of WHO's new Director-General is an opportunity to reform the organisation.

Léa Surugue May 15, 2017

The last outbreak of Ebola in the DRC was in 2014, when dozens of people died.

Elsa Buchanan May 12, 2017

Ministry of health calls for calm and says government is considering mass vaccination to tackle disease.

Ludovica Iaccino May 09, 2017

Cholera has killed hundreds of people fleeing conflict and famine in South Sudan.

David Sim May 02, 2017

Apes too have been decimated by the Ebola virus and scientists are trying to find vaccines to protect them.

Léa Surugue Mar 09, 2017

Karwah was named as Time magazine's person of the year in 2014 for her extraordinary work against Ebola.

Divya Kishore Mar 02, 2017

Understanding people and contexts which increase the risk of superspreading could help contain future epidemics.

Martha Henriques Feb 13, 2017

19-year-old Kadiatu Kamara took up surfing to escape the horrors of the Ebola epidemic which devastated Sierra Leone in 2014.

Louis Leeson Feb 01, 2017

Signs of Ebola viral replication was detected in the lung five days after disappearing from blood.

Léa Surugue Jan 05, 2017

None of the 5,837 people who got the vaccine in a trial recorded traces of the deadly virus.

Tareq Haddad Dec 23, 2016

IBTimes UK speaks with MFA president and co-founder on work to help Liberian youths achieve their dreams.

Ludovica Iaccino Nov 07, 2016

Self-claimed prophet 'saw' new US president, who he says is a woman.

Ludovica Iaccino Nov 07, 2016

Cafferkey faced a disciplinary hearing for failing to declare temperature on return to UK

William Watkinson Sep 14, 2016

Scientists call for further trials after animal studies show effectiveness in a host of viral infections.

Hannah Osborne Jul 11, 2016