Ebola is rare, deadly and has multiple variations. There is a vaccine for the Zaire type, now trials for another are underway ...

Most often, Ebola outbreaks have been caused by the Zaire type of the Ebola virus (Zaire ebolavirus) and the Sudan type (Sudan ebolavirus). During the most recent outbreaks, which have had high ...

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced the release of additional $2 million to support Uganda's effort to fight the ongoing Ebola outbreak ...

The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Uganda has risen to nine from three, the country's health ministry said.

The other main type of Ebola is called Zaire. A laboratory specialist examines specimens of the Ebola virus at the Uganda virus research centre in 2011. Health-care workers in Uganda are being offered ...

The other main type of Ebola is called Zaire. A laboratory specialist examines specimens of the Ebola virus at the Uganda virus research centre in 2011. Health-care workers in Uganda are being ...

Ugandan officials are preparing to deploy a trial vaccine as part of efforts to stem an outbreak of Ebola in the capital, ...

The World Health Organization's emergencies director on Friday praised the "fastest roll-out" of an Ebola vaccine trial in ...

The Zaire strain, which was first discovered ... to assess the clinical efficacy of a vaccine against Ebola disease caused by the Sudan virus. Despite more than half of the identified contacts ...

First-Ever Vaccine Trial for the Ebola Sudan Strain Ebola ... While there have been successful vaccines for the Zaire strain of the virus, no fully effective vaccine has been available for ...

Test results on the sick people are pending, and a top WHO official said the outbreak response is proceeding rapidly.