Ebola

As Ebola case counts continue to climb in the ongoing outbreak, emergency preparedness simulations are underway in Uganda.

Designated frontline hospitals were expected to identify, isolate, and hold an Ebola patient for 12-24 hours, but an analysis cites gaps in biopreparedness in these facilities.

Timothy Minogue, PhD, discusses his presentation on miRNAs for Ebola and the capabilities of the host profiling side and the pathogen-derived side.

Ebola virus survivors experience ongoing symptoms following infection, and a new study tracks how those patients compare in health with close contacts who weren’t infected.

An intradermal Ebola vaccine candidate shows promise as a safe, temperature-stable, and effective option for preventing outbreaks, new data show.

Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo has complicated public health efforts and overshadowed strides made in the response to the Ebola outbreak there.

A new study reports that many health care workers had the ability to neutralize the Ebola virus, despite never exhibiting symptoms of infection.

Investigators have detected the presence of Ebola in a bat in Liberia, revealing more about how bats serve as reservoirs for the deadly pathogen.

A new report shows improvement in some areas but a vast gap in US health care readiness still exists.

What’s happening in the African nation is only the latest example of the catch-22 caused by political unrest and infectious disease outbreaks.

As health officials in Nebraska monitor an American potentially exposed to Ebola, outbreak response activities have been impeded in the DRC following the cutting of internet connections by the government.

New findings on the ways Ebola proteins connect with human proteins may lead to a novel treatment for Ebola virus infections.

A lack of funding is currently hindering response where it’s needed most; the supply of clean water and sanitation.

Saskia Popescu provides an inside look at the course, which focuses on training people on the PPE used for patients with Ebola or other highly infectious diseases.

A new trial evaluating the efficacy of investigational therapeutics mAb114, remdesivir, and ZMapp has launched in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Sixteen WHO health workers have been evacuated from the epicenter of the outbreak following an attack on their residence.

The current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has surpassed 300 cases and international health officials are now questioning if it is capable of being controlled.

A new report highlights technologies with potential to prevent and reduce global catastrophic biological risks.

The new epicenter of the outbreak is the Beni Health Zone in which 66% of the new cases have been reported since September.

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Mary Choi, MD, MPH, discusses the progress made in treating and preventing Ebola and the challenges of fighting the community resistance of the Congolese.

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Global health officials are concerned about the potential consequences of the disruption to Ebola surveillance in the DRC outbreak caused by civil unrest.

Ebola is not the only infectious disease that health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are struggling with.

The National Emerging Infectious Disease Laboratories at Boston University have the latest equipment, security redundancies, and airtight procedures and protocols. Yet, as they begin work on Ebola and Marburg, they cannot eliminate the risk of human error.

The Democratic of the Congo Ministry of Health has authorized the use of 5 experimental Ebola treatments as more than 100 cases of Ebola are reported.

A 2-week old Ebola outbreak in the DRC has already surpassed the previous outbreak

New cases of Ebola were confirmed in the North Kivu Province, just 1 week after the outbreak in the Equator Province ended.

After 42 days without any new confirmed cases, the ninth Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is officially over.