Ebola

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New Ebola Outbreak and COVID-19 in West Africa

Mar 12, 2021 | Sarah Wade

On top of the COVID-19 pandemic, West Africa is experiencing another, newly declared deadly viral outbreak of Ebola. On February 11, 2021, two people...

New Ebola Outbreak in Northwest Democratic Republic of Congo

Jun 8, 2020 | Kyle Martin

Current Situation There is a new outbreak of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) in the western Equateur province of the Democratic Republic...

Ebola: New Developments

Nov 13, 2019 | Autumn Gertz

The current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) began in 2018 and has affected over 3,000 lives. As of November 12, there...

An Update on the Current Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Sep 13, 2018 | Lauren Goodwin

Since the 2014 West African Ebola outbreak that claimed more than 11,000 lives, the mere mention of Ebola hemorrhagic fever is enough to send the...

New Vaccine Piloted During DRC Ebola Outbreak

May 29, 2018 | Lindsay Bonesteel

Less than one week after cases of Ebola were confirmed to have reached an urban area the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), health authorities,...

Months After 2014 Outbreak Ends, Ebola Flares Up in Guinea

Mar 30, 2016 | Colleen Nguyen

At least five people have died since 29 February 2016 due to a new flare up of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Guinea [1]. The first two confirmed cases...

Outbreaks of 2015 - A Year in Review

Dec 29, 2015 | Emily Cohn

‘Tis the season for the obligatory “best of” lists for 2015. We thought we’d take a look back at some of this year’s notable diseases and outbreaks....

Sexual Transmission of Ebola

Apr 1, 2015 | Colleen Nguyen

Over the weekend, various news sources announced that the Liberian government recommended indefinite sexual abstinence or condom use for Ebola...

Ebola: One Year Later

Mar 29, 2015 | Colleen Nguyen

On March 19, 2014, an article describing an outbreak of an unknown disease in Macenta prefecture, approximately 800 kilometers from Conakry, the...

Three New Ebola Cases in Liberia

Mar 27, 2015 | Noushin Berdjis

The First Case On March 20, 2015 a 44-year old woman in Monrovia became the first confirmed Ebola case in Liberia in a month [1-3]. Prior to this...

Outbreaks of 2014

Dec 31, 2014 | Emily Cohn

‘Tis the season for the obligatory “best of” lists for 2014. We thought we’d take a look back at some of this year’s notable diseases and outbreaks....

Estimating the fatality of the 2014 West African Ebola Outbreak

Sep 10, 2014 | Maia Majumder

Estimating the fatality of the 2014 West African Ebola Outbreak "Case fatality rate" - or CFR - is a term that's been tossed around a lot lately in...

Ebola Update: DR Congo Confirms New Outbreak

Aug 26, 2014 | Sumiko Mekaru

The fight against the Ebola outbreak in Western Africa has become an increasingly uphill battle as foreign aid workers are pulled out, and a separate...

Ebola: To Quarantine or Not to Quarantine

Aug 25, 2014 | Sumiko Mekaru

Throughout the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa, there have been reports of voluntary and government-ordered isolation and quarantine. The use...

Ebola 2014: A Rapid Threat Assessment

Aug 5, 2014 | Sumiko Mekaru

Since it was identified in 1976 during simultaneous outbreaks in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ebola has concerned the public due to...

Ebola Update: Death in Nigeria, Impact on Healthcare Workers, and Containment Measures in Liberia

Jul 29, 2014 | Alexandra Thomsen

Nations around the world have voiced concern about West Africa’s Ebola outbreak spreading via air travel, with warnings like “Ebola only a plane ride...

Ebola Update: Largest Outbreak on Record Causes 603 Deaths

Jul 16, 2014 | Alexandra Thomsen

On July 15, the WHO reported a total of 964 cases including 603 deaths in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. Guinea still has the greatest number of...

Ebola Continues to Spread in Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone

Jun 16, 2014 | Alexandra Thomsen

The Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa, which was first identified in March 2014 in Guinea, continues to spread in Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone...

Ebola Updates and an Interview

Apr 11, 2014 | Amy L. Sonricker Hansen

West Africa’s Ebola outbreak continues to grow. In Guinea, as of April 9, the World Health Organization reports 158 cases and 101 deaths. Liberia has...

Ebola Confirmed in Conakry, Guinea

Mar 28, 2014 | Anna Tomasulo

At the time of this posting (11h15 EST, March 28 2014), the World Health Organization and Guinea's Ministry of Health have confirmed four cases of...

Updates on Guinea's Ebola Outbreak

Mar 27, 2014 | Anna Tomasulo

Over the past few weeks, you have been inundated with reports on invasions and missing planes. So, why not add an outbreak of hemorrhagic fever to...

Ebola: Still the Scariest Virus Out There?

Apr 3, 2013 | Steven Purcell

Simply uttering the word Ebola is enough to cause a person to cringe, shudder, twitch, or perhaps even recoil in horror. Rightly so. Ebola...

Suspected Ebola Cases in Mubende District, Uganda

Jan 11, 2013 | Anna Tomasulo

Days before Luweero district is to be declared Ebola-free, two suspected cases appear in central Uganda’s Mubende district. According to New Vision,...

Updates on Marburg and Ebola

Dec 3, 2012 | Anna Tomasulo

On Nov. 28, Uganda’s Ministry of Health reported seven cases of Ebola (six confirmed, one probable), and four deaths. The current Ebola outbreak is...

From Pigs to Monkeys, Ebola Goes Airborne

Nov 21, 2012 | Jane Huston

When news broke that the Ebola virus had resurfaced in Uganda, investigators in Canada were making headlines of their own with research indicating...

Ebola Strikes Again in Uganda

Nov 14, 2012 | Anna Tomasulo

On Oct. 4, the WHO declared Uganda’s most recent Ebola outbreak over. Today, Uganda’s WHO country representative, Joaquim Saweka, reports two...

Update on the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

Nov 1, 2012 | Robyn Correll Carlyle

The WHO announced Friday that there have been 52 cases and 25 deaths of Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF) reported so far in the Orientale Province of...

DRC and Ugandan Muslims Banned from Mecca for Fear of Ebola and Cholera

Oct 22, 2012 | Lauren Edmundson

The Saudi Arabian government has banned people from Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from making this year’s pilgrimage to Mecca...

Ebola Winds Down in Uganda and Persists in DR Congo

Sep 5, 2012 | Anna Tomasulo

On Monday, September 3, the World Health Organization stated that the Ebola outbreak in the Kibaale district of Uganda was coming to an end. No new...

August 21 Update on Ebola in DR Congo

Aug 21, 2012 | Anna Tomasulo

This morning, WHO reported 15 suspected cases and ten deaths in the Orientale Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Of the suspected cases,...

Uganda Ministry of Health Updates World on Ebola via YouTube

Aug 7, 2012 | Anna Tomasulo

The Ugandan Ministry of Health is releasing video updates on the Ebola outbreak via YouTube. In the update from August 7, the Health Service...

Latest on Ebola, Aug. 6 2012, 12h: Two Suspected Cases in Tanzania, WHO Update for Uganda

Aug 6, 2012 | Anna Tomasulo

Tanzania: Local news in Tanzania is reporting two suspected cases of Ebola in the Kagera Region. The two suspected cases, a mother and son, traveled...

Latest on Ebola, August 3, 9h00: Suspected Case of Ebola Escapes Hospital, Kibaale National Park is Reportedly Ebola-Free

Aug 3, 2012 | Anna Tomasulo

Joaquim Saweka, the WHO representative in Uganda, told the Associated Press today that everyone known to have had contact with an Ebola patient has...