Mutation in Ebola virus turned epidemic in West Africa deadlier, say studies

The virus was able to mutate and adapt to humans as it infected a huge number of people

Ebola in Africa's Democratic Republic of Congo now has more than 2,000 infected

The current outbreak of the virus, beginning late July 2018, has claimed 1,346 lives in North Kivu and Ituri provinces until May.

‘Fighting Ebola needs concentrated efforts in poorer areas’

According to researchers, overcrowding and lack of awareness about transmission and prevention are responsible for the prevalence of Ebola in …

Why Ebola is back in Guinea and why the response must be different this time

The virus is always present in nature and, when circumstances allow, may jump from one species to another

How West African countries are coping in absence of strong healthcare system

In countries like Liberia and Nigeria, declining budgetary share in health services continues to undermine public well-being

A model to predict diseases that transfer from animals to humans

The study tested the model with Lassa fever, a disease endemic to western Africa and is caused by the Lassa virus which passes on to people …

WHO declares end of Ebola outbreak in Liberia

The UN health agency said the job was far from over and more flare-ups were expected in the months to come

Oly Ilunga: Congo’s very own ‘Deep Throat’?

The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s health minister resigned on July 22, alleging that he was under strong pressure to introduce an anti-…

COVID-19 mystery: What are the reasons for Africa's low casualties

Researchers are trying to identify the causes behind low incidence of the novel coronavirus disease on the continent  

Several experimental drugs being tested in Congo to halt Ebola

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have approved the drugs to treat people infected with Ebola even as conflict continues in the area

WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo a global health emergency

The declaration was made after case was registered in Goma city, which shares a border with Rwanda

New vaccine protects against Ebola when administered seven days before infection: Study

Study was conducted on Macaque monkeys and results published in the Science journal

Uganda declares Ebola outbreak after 1 person dies of rare Sudan strain

Sudan strain’s case fatality rates ranged from 41% to 100% in previous outbreaks

Ebola: Indian health minister calls emergency meeting

Detailed plan in the works for tackling any emergency arising out of deadly disease outbreak in Africa

After Ebola, bird flu hits West Africa

Africans will have to mass cull chicken, an inexpensive source of nutrition in the region

WHO’s Ebola vaccination strategy ineffective in DRC: MSF

The aid agency has also called for an independent, international committee to manage Ebola vaccine stocks and their use   

Ebola survivors can lose their eyesight. What we're doing to prevent it

Translating lessons learnt during the outbreak in West Africa into improved vision health is an ongoing necessity in Congo

DRC’s coping mechanisms in the face of Ebola, measles and COVID-19

DRC has had a measles outbreak of more than 300,000 cases and more than 6,000 deaths since 2019; and 4,637 confirmed COVID-19 cases at 13 …

Democratic Republic of Congo, WHO grapple with both Ebola, COVID-19

United Nations' health arm runs short of $83 million to fight Ebola outbreak

Sexual and gender-based violence during COVID-19: lessons from Ebola

Sexual and gender-based violence does not begin with disasters like the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. But the chaos and …

Ebola cases in DRC province continue to rise, surpass previous outbreak

The country had declared an end to the second-deadliest Ebola virus disease outbreak in eastern region on June 25

Democratic Republic of Congo calls end to 2nd-deadliest Ebola outbreak ever

Even as outbreak ends in country’s eastern area, another smaller outbreak surfaces in the northwest