SEVEN people have tested positive and two have died from a highly contagious strain of Ebola in Uganda, as scientists race to develop a lifesaving vaccine. This marks a sharp increase from the two ...

KAMPALA, Oct 12 (Reuters) - World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday a clinical trial of vaccines to combat the Sudan strain of Ebola could start within weeks ...

An Ebola outbreak that began in September is spreading quickly in Uganda. So far, four healthcare workers have died battling the outbreak. This strain of Ebola isn't covered by existing vaccines ...

Ebola vaccine There is a vaccine for the Ebola virus, but it caters to the Zaire strain, not the one originating in Sudan. Health experts maintain that a vaccine dedicated to the Sudan virus is a ...

KAMPALA, Uganda—Uganda declared an outbreak of a relatively rare strain of the Ebola virus on Tuesday, raising concerns of a wider spread because existing vaccines are unlikely to provide quick ...

Scientists fear a new Ebola strain might emerge in the Democratic Republic of Congo if two versions of the disease mix together to form a new, potentially deadlier version. Ebola is a highly ...

The findings, made in mice, are a significant step toward immunotherapies that are effective against all strains of Ebola virus that cause human disease. The study was published online today in ...

The virulence of Ebola virus strains appears to be innately linked to the degree of disorder in proteins that form their nucleocapsids. Computational analysis has revealed that strains responsible ...

Ebola strains can be detected in just 30 minutes outside of the lab by a test that uses pocket-sized slips of blotting paper, a pioneering study revealed today. By manipulating the genetic ...

The two American Ebola patients who recovered and left the hospital this week are now thought to be immune to the strain of the virus that infected them, experts say.

The two American Ebola patients who recovered and left the hospital this week are now thought to be immune to the strain of the virus that infected them, experts say. Ebola survivors are generally ...

Dr. Tom Ksiazek, chief of the special pathogens branch at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Tuesday it was premature to conclude whether the new Ebola strain was milder.