Ebola virus

Congo Ebola outbreak becomes deadliest in country's history as death toll reaches new peak

Congo's public health institute said in its latest report that confirmed cases had risen to 4,945, including 101 new cases detected in the previous 24 hours.

Passengers who disembarked from a boat intercepted by health authorities wait to be tested following the death of a passenger suspected of having Ebola, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, August 6, 2026.
Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, southern Israel, March 30, 2026.

Patient held in isolation in Soroka Hospital tests negative for Ebola after returning from DRC

Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, southern Israel, March 30, 2026.

Israeli isolated in hospital while being tested for suspected Ebola symptoms after visiting DRC

 Red Cross workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) prepare to lower the coffin of Dr Tibenderana Katho Blaise, who worked at the Centre Medical Evangelique (CME) in Hoho commune and died of Ebola virus in Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 26, 2026.

Ebola outbreak in Congo tops 4,000 cases in world's second-largest epidemic


What can we learn from Noah about how to respond to Ebola?

Let’s show love to nations that are already at risk and to nations that Ebola has yet to reach.

A UN convoy of soldiers passes a screen displaying a message on Ebola on a street in Abidjan.

Jewish US disease control head leads US Ebola fight

Tom Frieden is the US government’s primary point man in dealing with the Ebola crisis and its possible threat to the country.

US PRESIDENT Barack Obama speaks with Tom Frieden

Ben-Gurion Airport holds Ebola-screening drill for Israel arrivals

Exercise comes as Israel steps up measure to prevent possible spread of deadly strain by tourists from Ebola-affected areas.

Ebola screening drill held at Ben-Gurion Airport, October 17, 2014.

Preventive measures to be put in place to stop entry of visitors carrying Ebola

Deadly virus has claimed the lives of more than 4,490 people worldwide, says WHO.

Some of the ultrastructural morphology displayed by an Ebola virus

Mark Zuckerberg to donate $25 million to help fight Ebola

Zuckerberg warned that Ebola could become the next HIV or polio, a disease that will be fought for decades.

Mark Zuckerberg

Fundamentally Freund: Is rebuilding Gaza more important than halting Ebola?

The number of Ebola cases is reportedly doubling every three to four weeks, but billions of dollars will be lavished on Gaza rather than on the jeopardized populations of Liberia and Sierra Leone.

A UN convoy of soldiers passes a screen displaying a message on Ebola on a street in Abidjan.