Ebola virus disease: How it spreads, symptoms to watch for, and why experts say there is no need to panic - Let's learn it all from an expert who deals with infectious diseases.

With rising cases linked to one of the most dangerous viruses in the world, called Ebola virus, it is important for everyone ...

Answers to key questions could help public health officials develop Ebola treatments, predict the outbreak’s trajectory and prevent a future one.

The scientist who helped discover Ebola in 1976 says the latest outbreak poses a serious threat in Central Africa — but fears of a pandemic are misplaced.

The types of Ebola and hantavirus worrying officials are very different from the species identified decades ago, raising new questions about how to respond. By Carl Zimmer This month, a pair of ...

An international effort is underway to contain an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda that is believed by local authorities to have caused more than 130 deaths, with ...

Trials are beginning on several drugs that have shown promise in preliminary studies against the virus that is causing the ...

The virus causing an outbreak in Congo suspected of killing more than 200 people is less common than others that cause Ebola disease, which is complicating the response because there are no specific ...

A growing Ebola outbreak in Central Africa has topped 1,000 suspected infections, with the Democratic Republic of the Congo emerging as the epicenter, World Health Organization officials say. With ...