The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda is of particular concern to global health officials in part because the virus detected is a less common strain. The suspected ...

Moderna, best known for its COVID mRNA vaccine, is developing an investigational mRNA vaccine against the rare Bundibugyo virus species driving the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

new video loaded: Ebola Comes for Congo’s Most Vulnerable Children transcript The arrival of a sick newborn at Saint Nicholas Orphanage in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo set off an Ebola ...

Ramy Inocencio is a CBS News foreign correspondent based in London, covering Europe and the Middle East. He joined the Network in 2019 as CBS News' Asia correspondent, based in Beijing and reporting ...

Twelve years ago, a man from Liberia came to Dallas to visit his family. He developed symptoms of Ebola and infected two of the nurses caring for him before he died. Both nurses survived. That remains ...

The head of Africa’s Centres for Disease Control and Prevention warned that the Ebola outbreak in Congo could be the worst ever, saying on Tuesday that it could cost billions of dollars to contain ...

As scientists race to develop a new Ebola vaccine to combat the Bundibugyo species, a few leading candidates have emerged. A patient prepares to have blood drawn for a test during the Ebola outbreak ...

Trials are beginning on several drugs that have shown promise in preliminary studies against the virus that is causing the current outbreak. A health worker in the town of Mongbwalu, Democratic ...

Nearly a month into the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, cases continue to rise as officials are still trailing the virus in their response efforts. As of Thursday, June 11, the ...

DAKAR, June 10 (Reuters) - Congo's Ebola outbreak has spread to a new health zone in the northeastern province of Ituri, authorities said on Wednesday, as fresh infections underline ‌sustained ...

African health officials on Thursday said the money needed to fight the devastating Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has tripled earlier estimates of $518 million and now sits ...