The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has declared a new Ebola outbreak in Kasai Province. It’s caused by the most severe strain: the Zaire Ebola virus. This outbreak began with a 34-year-old ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Travelers to affected health zones in DR Congo should avoid contact with anyone who is ill and watch out for symptoms for 21 days ...

Chief lab technician Boré Kaliva at the Prefecture Hospital in Yomou, Guinea, demonstrates the use of the Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) for Ebola virus in 2016. (Alaine Kathryn Knipes/CDC) The U.S.

Ebola is one of the world’s deadliest viruses, and Marburg is its cousin. This hemorrhagic virus shares many symptoms with ...

Sierra Leone has lost a fourth doctor to Ebola after a failed effort to transfer her abroad for medical treatment, a government official said Sunday, a huge setback to the impoverished country that is ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a new health advisory about the latest outbreak of Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Thirty-seven confirmed cases ...