Monkeys infected with Ebola can be cured with a pill, according to a new study out Friday that could pave the way for more ...

A new guinea pig model of Ebola viral transmission shows that direct contact with infected animals is not necessary to catch the disease. Kerry served as The Scientist’s news director until 2021.

The biggest filovirus outbreak, caused by Ebola virus, occurred in three West African countries from 2014 to 2016. It killed more than 11,000 people and infected more than 28,000.

Scientists in China created a mutant Ebola virus in a lab that killed hamsters to "avoid biosafety rules". Researchers at Hebei Medical University combined a contagious livestock disease and a ...