The Latest Breaking News from Ebola

Dr. Daniel Bausch says of his work, "You realize that's all on the response side." He's come to appreciate that "the impact is with trying to change the system."

A town in Burundi, West Africa, has been quarantined after an outbreak of an unknown virus which causes nosebleeds. The country's health officials say they have already ruled out Ebola and Marburg

Five deaths and three further cases of the Ebola-like virus have been reported in the country’s north-west

Tanzania has confirmed its first-ever cases of Marburg, a high-fatality viral hemorrhagic fever with symptoms broadly similar to those of Ebola, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said.

The World Health Organization confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus disease in the central African country of Equatorial Guinea on Feb. 13, 2023. To date, there have been 11 deaths suspected to be caused by the virus, with one case confirmed. Authorities are currently monitoring 48 contacts, four…

"We have effectively done nothing to stop the ignition of a future outbreak"

Two experts appointed by the World Health Organization to investigate allegations that some of its staffers sexually abused women during an Ebola outbreak in Congo have dismissed the U_N_ agency’s own efforts to excuse its handling of such misconduct as “an absurdity.”

An epidemic outbreak of Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea, Central Africa, was confirmed this week, the first time the virus has occurred there. At least 16 cases have been detected, and nine deaths.

The risk to the U.S. is low, experts say. But "what happens in Africa can show up in your backyard hospital in less than 24 hours,” Dr. Luis Ostrosky, an infectious diseases specialist at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, tells Fortune.

The WHO called an emergency meeting earlier this week to discuss a plan of action to tackle the often-fatal virus.

A woman victimized by a World Health Organization doctor during a recent Ebola outbreak in Congo says she is shocked that no senior officials were punished for the sexual abuse and exploitation claims affecting dozens of women in the conflict-ridden country