More than 50 people have died in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, most within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms. Initial analysis suggests neither Ebola nor Marburg is the cause.

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

Disease X represents a hypothetical, currently unknown pathogen and was added to the WHO's list of nine priority diseases recently. The WHO ranks Disease X alongside Covid, Ebola, Zika virus ...

In theory, waivers allowed for some work to continue on containing pathogens like Ebola, Marburg and mpox, as well as preparedness for bird flu. But very little money had actually been delivered.

For more than a decade, I have worked as a physician and public-health expert responding to infectious diseases around the ...

Ebola has already been flagged by health chiefs as a "priority pathogen" with pandemic potential. Ebola spreads through contact with bodily fluids or contaminated materials. It is a severe ...

Ebola is transmitted between people through body fluids. Illustration of the Ebola virus, a deadly pathogen that causes severe hemorrhagic fever. (AFP) People who are infected do not become ...