Ebola

Uganda to declare end of Ebola outbreak if no new case is reported by Tuesday

Health ministry spokesman Emmanuel Ainebyoona said in an invitation to journalists that the 'declaration ceremony' will take place in the central district of Mubende

The epidemics that weren't: How countries prevented 6 health disasters from taking place

Over the past couple of years, the headlines and social feeds have been dominated by outbreaks around the world. But a dozen more outbreaks flickered, threatened — and then were snuffed out. Here's a list of cases where countries (including India) got it right

Uganda lifts two-month lockdown in Ebola epicentre

Since authorities declared an Ebola outbreak on 20 September, the East African nation has registered 142 confirmed cases and 56 deaths, with the disease spreading to the capital Kampala

Convalescent plasma therapy used for treating COVID-19 is futile, says new study

By giving patients the plasma of people who had recovered (or convalesced) from COVID-19, the idea was to infuse the body with antibodies, a strategy tried, with various degrees of success, for other infectious diseases. But growing evidence, shows the therapy does not save lives of people critically ill with COVID-19

COVID-19 outbreak underlines need for India to develop its own epidemic intelligence service

Inputs of NEIS can greatly aid policymakers and various arms of the Indian government to prepare for future potential threats to public health in India

Vaccines and medicines have brought Ebola is under control, says scientist who discovered the virus

Jean-Jacques Muyembe first came across the virus in 1976 as a field epidemiologist when he was called to the village of Yambuku in northern DRC for a mysterious illness that had just appeared.

Ebola can spread via fruit bats or from human to human contact: Everything you need to know about the virus

A vaccine developed by the US group Merck Sharp and Dohme was found to be very effective in a major study carried out in Guinea in 2015.

Ebola virus can lie dormant in survivors and trigger outbreaks even five years after infections: Study

Ebola outbreaks are usually thought to result from the virus "spilling" from an animal host to a human. But the analysis showed the Guinea strain was virtually identical to that from a 2013-16 wave.

Over 150 in isolation after man killed by Marburg virus in Guinea; all you need to know about Ebola's deadly cousin

The Marburg virus belongs to the same family as Ebola, and previous outbreaks have erupted elsewhere across Africa in Angola, Congo, Kenya, South Africa and Uganda

Guinea's latest Ebola outbreak that killed 12 people has ended, says WHO

WHO Regional Director for Africa said “We are getting faster, better and smarter...we must stay alert for a possible resurgence."