WHO Confirms New Ebola Outbreak in DRC; First Patient in Mbandaka Dies of Illness

Medicine & Technology Apr 24, 2022

WHO announces a new Ebola outbreak in Central Africa's Equateur Province. Learn more about the first detected case and the efforts being relayed by DRC's health authorities against the spread.

WHO Announced the End of the Second Ebola Outbreak in Guinea that Claimed 12 Lives

Jun 21, 2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) officially declares the end of the second Ebola outbreak in Guinea, which emerged in mid-February and claimed 12 lives.

Ebola Virus Vaccines Will Be Available For Stockpile According to a Vaccine Alliance

Dec 07, 2019

As a precautionary measure, the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization or GAVI announced on Thursday that it would invest $178 million to create a stockpile of 500,000 Ebola virus vaccines.

Congo Says No to Johnson & Johnson's Experimental Vaccine

Jul 19, 2019

DRC's health minister has disapproved the use of the pharmaceutical giant, Johnson & Johnson's, new trial vaccine.

Ebola Outbreak: The Deadliest One To Hit Mankind

Mar 28, 2019

More than 1,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been diagnosed with this hemorrhagic fever and the number of dead people are growing by the minute.

Ebola Outbreak in Congo Alarmed Global Health Officials To Control The Virus, Pigs Could Also Be Involved

May 29, 2017

Global Health Officials are working hand in hand with the World Health Organization to control the Ebola outbreak in Congo. Meanwhile, scientists belives that pigs are involved in the Ebola outbreak due to the data gathered.

Ebola Vaccine Set Within A Week For Trial In Congo Outbreak, WHO Says

May 20, 2017

Only the request from the DRC officials is needed by the WHO to deploy the Ebola vaccine. Though the vaccine is still unlicensed, WHO said its ready to be used as a cure for the victims of the Congo outbreak.

‘Ebola Virus Cure’ Latest News & Update: Effective & Affordable Horse Antibodies

Feb 11, 2017

Surprisingly, a cure for the most hazardous, epidemic, and deadly viral infection is found in horses. Virologist has found that antibodies from horses are a potential treatment platform for Ebola Virus.

Can Ebola Stay Hidden in the Orbits of the Eye?

May 16, 2015

Dr. Ian Crozier fought Ebola for his life for an extended period of time at Emory University Hospital until, in October, the lengthy, bloody battle seemed to have ended with him the victor. But not even two months later searing pressure and pain in his left eye and failing sight landed him back in the hospital. His terrifying discovery? The Ebola virus was thriving inside his eye.

Disease-Free and Rid of Ebola—Liberia Reveals Effective Health Practices Against Virus

May 09, 2015

Ten months ago the perfect storm of weak public health policy, poverty, and the Ebola virus transformed Liberia into a bloody battleground. The epicenter of the disaster was the Logan Town clinic, where workers without gloves or running water tried by candlelight to try to save their first patient in the crisis. Now, less than a year later, the Logan Town Clinic and its employees—like the rest of Liberia—is equipped to handle Ebola and any similar disease epidemic.

What Tactics Can Help You Survive A Zombie Apocalypse? Researchers Have the Answer

Mar 08, 2015

Think that you’ve got what it takes to survive a zombie apocalypse? Well you may be right. But if you’re training in the city, a new study may reveal that your survival rate is significantly affected, in the event that a zombie-like infection were on the loose.

Biological Warfare on the Horizon? ISIS Soldiers May Be Infected With Ebola

Jan 05, 2015

It’s what national security organizations have feared since day one—the World Health Organization (WHO) announced last week that they are evaluating jihadist militants associated with ISIS, who may have contracted the virus responsible for Ebola. While the WHO has yet to confirm whether or not the fighters are exhibiting symptoms, the current evaluations of a Mosul hospital 250 miles north of Baghdad are prompting concerns that the fringe extremist group ISIS may in fact be able to obtain a biological weapon unlike anything the world has seen before.

Ebola Outbreak 2014 Update: New York, New Jersey to Quarrantine Aid Workers Returning to U.S.

Oct 24, 2014

The governors of both New York and New Jersey made announcements on Friday that each state would be enacting a mandatory quarantine for anyone entering the United States via JFK and Newark Liberty International Airports that have provided direct patient care for anyone diagnosed with Ebola in West Africa. All those quarantined in the two states will be held in isolation for a period of 21 days.

Ebola-Free Nurse, Nina Pham, Makes Statement, Visits President Obama [Video]

Oct 24, 2014

Texas nurse Nina Pham got a special hug this week as she was declared Ebola-free by health officials, and that hug came from President Obama himself. Pham met with and embraced the president in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington D.C.