The 2026 outbreak of Ebola virus disease in DR Congo and Uganda, caused by Bundibugyo virus (Orthoebolavirus bundibugyoense), represents one of the most consequential epidemic emergencies in Africa.

There is an effective vaccine for Ebola — but not for the variety spreading rapidly in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

A Kenyan court has blocked a proposed U.S. Ebola quarantine facility that has triggered protests in the country.

A new predictive model developed at Washington State University could help scientists more efficiently identify the ...

The outbreak remains focused in Congo's eastern Ituri province. Congo has reported over 1,000 suspected cases with the ...

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Half a century ago, researchers and policymakers joined together to identify an unknown disease and bring it under control. That first Ebola outbreak took 280 lives from 318 cases in what is now the ...

The types of Ebola and hantavirus worrying officials are very different from the species identified decades ago, raising new ...

People in the affected areas are wearing face masks and avoiding contact with others to prevent the spread of Ebola The ...

Ebola is a viral disease that spreads through direct contact with bodily fluids. It can cause severe bleeding and organ ...

Red Cross volunteers are conducting safe burials for Ebola victims to prevent the virus from spreading Police in the east of ...

African Union's health agency warned that more countries on the continent are risk of being affected by the Ebola virus, as well as the DRC and Uganda.