Ebola virus

The virus is a close relative of Ebola and causes very similar symptoms, including hemorrhaging and organ failure.

There have been 36 suspected cases of Ebola in Uganda and Sudan virus is the cause, the World Health Organization has said.

"Our top priority is to get to Bikoro to work alongside the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and partners to reduce the loss of life and suffering related to this new Ebola virus disease outbreak."

Uganda is currently experiencing an outbreak of Marburg virus, a disease that is similar to Ebola and at best kills half of all victims.

Part of a hill on the outskirts of the capital city of Freetown collapsed, taking unsafe housing with it.

Experts know from the 2014 epidemic that when the deadly virus crosses borders it sticks around for awhile.

Tom Price is in the West African country to survey its post-Ebola recovery and offer U.S. support.

Survivors of the Ebola virus often have serious visual problems, and a new study helps explain why.

In the wake of DR Congo's outbreak, an international team of researchers reviewed 37 models to develop gold-standard recommendations that minimize the spread of the disease.

Health authorities do not expect a repeat of the West African outbreak, which claimed 11,000 lives.

Just 3 percent of infected persons caused 61 percent of cases of Ebola.

There is currently no vaccine available for the virus, which has killed over 11,000 people since 2014.

A study has suggested that late-risers might have one up on early birds.

Muslims from Sierra Leone were banned from going on Hajj during the Ebola outbreak.

Four people have died from the virus since February 29.

The nurse was treated for meningitis caused by Ebola in October 2015.

Health authorities are still looking for 48 people who may be carrying the virus.

The deal comes days after an Ebola death in Sierra Leone put more than 100 people in quarantine.

The case came hours after West Africa was declared Ebola-free on Thursday.

The virus is back, one day after the WHO declared active transmission had ended.

The virus has claimed some 11,300 lives in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea since March 2014.

Will Guinea be the first to reach 90 days without the virus returning?

A 10-year-old boy has contracted the disease in Monrovia, according to officials.

An inhalable vaccine would have several advantages over those that come in needles.

What began as a fight over a mango quickly morphed into a massive, Ebola-related public health crisis.

The worker, who was volunteering in Sierra Leone, will be admitted to the National Institutes of Health in Baltimore.

The vaccine led the patient to develop antibodies against the Ebola virus.

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf thanked Washington as the U.S. military prepared to end its Ebola-focused mission in her nation early.

300 vials of the vaccine will arrive in Monrovia on Friday.

The patient recently returned from Sierra Leone, the Scottish government said.