Inside epicenter of Ebola outbreak in DRC
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Ebola outbreak aid workers are now facing new threats from suspicious locals - Health workers treating Ebola victims in eastern Congo are also dealing with mistrust and abuse
Three times in the past week, healthcare facilities have been attacked. On Sunday, angry young men stormed a hospital treating Ebola patients, forcing medical staff to evacuate them as gunfire rang out.
"We are urgently scaling up operations, but at the moment the epidemic is outpacing us," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday. Ghebreyesus added that countries bordering the Democratic Republic
Scientists said the vaccine candidate targeting the Bundibugyo Ebolavirus strain is progressing rapidly, with clinical-grade doses expected to be ready within two to three months if pre-clinical trials remain successful.
Houston's IAH is one of three airports designated to screen passengers traveling from certain countries into the U.S. as the Ebola outbreak spreads
As Patrick LaRochelle waits in a specialized hospital room in Prague to see whether he has Ebola, his former colleagues in Congo are beginning to die of the deadly disease.
Swaminathan described the situation as "very worrying", noting that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has already declared it a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
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Two people suspected of Ebola after returning from Uganda
Two aid workers hospitalized with Ebola-like symptoms after a trip to Uganda.