Ebola June 7, 2017 Ebola epidemic in Congo under control, official says While the World Health Organization has not confirmed that health minister’s assertion that the virus’ spread is under control, but noted on Tuesday that WHO and its partners are “rapidly and effectively” coordinating a response.
Ebola June 1, 2017 Ebola vaccine approved for Congo amid outbreak in remote region While DRC officials approved the use of rVSV-ZEBOV, Congolese authorities and the World Health Organization are still deciding whether the small number of confirmed Ebola cases in the country warrants the time and logistical complexity of deploying the vaccine to the remote region of the country.
Ebola May 26, 2017 Ebola outbreak in Central Africa, officials scramble to control virus' spread While only two of the 43 cases in the DRC have been positively confirmed in a laboratory to be Ebola, experts at the World Health Organization and the United States’ Center for Disease Control and Prevention are closely monitoring the situation, and teams are already in the isolated region in an attempt to contain the outbreak.
Ebola May 22, 2017 Ebola survivor's blood could lead to future vaccine The West African Ebola outbreak , which peaked between August and September 2014, killed 11,310 people, according to the World Health Organization .
Ebola May 22, 2017 Two more suspected cases of Ebola hit Congo The World Health Organization has identified two more suspected cases of the deadly Ebola virus a day after declaring an outbreak in Congo.
Ebola May 22, 2017 Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo kills 3 people, WHO says An Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo last month has left three people dead and several others sickened, the World Health Organization announced on Friday.
Vaccines March 15, 2017 Two-part Ebola vaccine offers long-lasting protection The world should be far better prepared for the next Ebola outbreak, with further promising results on Tuesday showing the potential of a long-lasting vaccine against the deadly virus.
Ebola March 3, 2017 Ebola nurse's family want to sue Liberian hospital over her death The family of a Liberian Ebola nurse named Time magazine's "Person of the Year" in 2014 wants to sue a hospital whose staff they say were too scared to treat her when she died of complications around childbirth.
Ebola March 1, 2017 Liberian Ebola fighter dies during childbirth; family blames virus stigma A Liberian Ebola survivor-turned-fighter who appeared on a TIME Magazine Person of the Year cover in 2014 died during childbirth last week, and her family believes stigma of the disease led to her early demise.
POLITICS January 27, 2017 Rep. Chaffetz: Surgeon general should be heading Ebola response Utah GOP Rep. Jason Chaffetz on Wednesday questioned President Obama’s decision to appoint what he considers a political operative to lead the country’s Ebola response, instead of the acting-United States surgeon general.
Vaccines January 19, 2017 Initiative aims to prevent epidemics with new vaccines A global coalition announced plans to fund the creation of new vaccines for diseases in order to prevent future epidemics on Wednesday.