First Ebola casualty was a boy from Guinea, researchers say

Medicine & Technology Oct 28, 2014

Researchers track roots of the Ebola epidemic to a boy from Guinea

Ebola may have existed over 20 million years ago, according to researchers

Oct 28, 2014

Researchers from the University of Buffalo traces Ebola's roots to as far as 20 millions years ago

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.

Ebola epidemic likely to explode by mid-December, according to Yale researchers

Oct 24, 2014

Researchers from Yale University says that ebola would kill 90,000 people by December 2014 if swift aide is not given to West African countries.

New York City records its first ebola case; patient took "populated" subway

Oct 24, 2014

A doctor who recently came home from Guinea was diagnosed with Ebola and is now confined at the Bellevue Hospital in New York City.

New York City records its first ebola case; patient took "populated" subway

Oct 24, 2014

A doctor who recently came home from Guinea was diagnosed with Ebola and is now confined at the Bellevue Hospital in New York City.

WHO Declares Nigeria Ebola Free—Here’s How They Did It

Oct 22, 2014

Taking not only developing nations, but the world by surprise, the recent Ebola virus outbreak seen in West Africa is one of unprecedented proportions and terrifying outcomes. Far greater than 20 times worse than previously documented outbreaks in human victims, the current epidemic has made headlines for months as researchers search for a cure and health officials search for a way to stop it from spreading. And while many nations in West Africa are falling farther and farther into a state of disease, the World Health Organization declared that the country of Nigeria has successfully rid itself of the viral pathogen.

WHO Declares Nigeria Ebola Free—Here’s How They Did It

Oct 22, 2014

Taking not only developing nations, but the world by surprise, the recent Ebola virus outbreak seen in West Africa is one of unprecedented proportions and terrifying outcomes. Far greater than 20 times worse than previously documented outbreaks in human victims, the current epidemic has made headlines for months as researchers search for a cure and health officials search for a way to stop it from spreading. And while many nations in West Africa are falling farther and farther into a state of disease, the World Health Organization declared that the country of Nigeria has successfully rid itself of the viral pathogen.

New Study Says Travelers May Bring Ebola, But What About the Air?

Oct 21, 2014

While surveillance on a global scale tightens, looking for the looming threat of Ebola symptoms from international travelers around the world, researchers worldwide are evaluating the all too real threat of the spreading viral infection. And they’re finding that even a conservative estimate could spell international disaster over the next few months.

New Study Says Travelers May Bring Ebola, But What About the Air?

Oct 21, 2014

While surveillance on a global scale tightens, looking for the looming threat of Ebola symptoms from international travelers around the world, researchers worldwide are evaluating the all too real threat of the spreading viral infection. And they’re finding that even a conservative estimate could spell international disaster over the next few months.

In United States 21 Days Signals Waning Ebola Infection

Oct 20, 2014

Today marks 21 days of quarantine since the Ebola infection spread into the US by an infected Dallas patient, who recently fled Liberia. And as none of the individuals quarantined for their close contact with the infected have developed the often fatal hemorrhagic fever, health officials are hopeful that their clean bill of health is a sign that the Ebola virus will not find a foothold here in the United States.

In United States 21 Days Signals Waning Ebola Infection

Oct 20, 2014

Today marks 21 days of quarantine since the Ebola infection spread into the US by an infected Dallas patient, who recently fled Liberia. And as none of the individuals quarantined for their close contact with the infected have developed the often fatal hemorrhagic fever, health officials are hopeful that their clean bill of health is a sign that the Ebola virus will not find a foothold here in the United States.

Ebola Virus Vaccine Developments: Canada vaccine could be world's hope to halt the virus's spread

Oct 18, 2014

Canada to ship experimental Ebola vaccine to the World Health Organization in an effort to help the global community to fight the disease.

CDC Director Frieden Blamed for Ebola Missteps

Oct 17, 2014

After recent lapses in protocol and judgement allowed a Texas hospital nurse to travel on commercial flights and expose potentially thousands to the deadly Ebola virus, many are beginning to seriously call in to question how the U.S. government has responded to the first ever cases of Ebola on U.S. soil.