The Trump administration on Monday barred US citizens in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from returning home amid an […]
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US continues to shun Ebola-infected citizens; second American sent to Germany
A US citizen doing humanitarian work in the Democratic Republic of Congo has tested positive for Ebola, marking the second […]
New virus catalog reveals which pathogens pose the greatest threat
In a typical year, scientists discover two or three viruses that have never been seen in people before. The number […]
Africa CDC confirms Marburg case in Uganda as Ebola outbreak rages
Amid disease surveillance for the ongoing Ebola outbreak, Ugandan health authorities identified a case of Marburg virus disease in a […]
Ebola cases in DRC rise to 676 as Kenya protests erupt over US plans
In one of the CDC modeling’s worst-case scenarios, in which only 20 percent of Ebola cases are isolated, most simulations […]
Number of suspected Ebola cases falls by hundreds as testing ramps up
The estimated size of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has fallen by hundreds of cases […]
Moderna gets $50 million to develop mRNA Ebola vaccine against Bundibugyo
Raging outbreak CEPI will also provide $3.2 million to the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, which is developing a vaccine that […]
Kenyan court blocks Trump admin from dumping Ebola-exposed Americans there
The Trump administration is refusing to repatriate Americans exposed to Ebola amid the outbreak still raging in the Democratic Republic […]
Trump admin to block Ebola-exposed Americans from US, move them to Kenya
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to spread wildly, outpacing the international response efforts sprinting […]
Ebola outbreak now third largest recorded and “spreading rapidly”
The Ebola outbreak erupting from the Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to escalate wildly, with […]