Ebola virus
Global health bodies launch new vaccine scheme
If successful, the scheme – known as the global virtual pooled inventory (GVPI) – could be a pilot for other deadly diseases and wider pandemic preparedness.
Spain says patient does not have Marburg disease
Deadly Marburg virus spreads in Africa, WHO increases health surveillance
Rambam hospital to set up quarantined Ebola clinic in Haifa
Uganda confirms Ebola case in country's east as outbreak expands
Uganda's health ministry is struggling to keep Ebola cases isolated.
Israeli quarantined due to possible exposure to Ebola in Uganda
The first Ebola test taken by the patient yielded a negative result but he is set to stay in quarantine for further tests.
Uganda health ministry confirms Ebola outbreak
A 24-year-old man in Uganda's central Mubende district showed symptoms and later died.
New Ebola case confirmed in eastern Congo -national medical institute
The country has recorded 14 outbreaks since 1976. The 2018-2020 outbreak in the east was Congo's largest and the second largest ever recorded, with nearly 3,500 total cases.
WHO officials investigating potential Ebola case in Congo
DR Congo's National Institute of Biomedical Research (INRB) is currently testing samples from the patient in order to confirm whether or not they were infected with Ebola.
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.
