Ebola virus
Suspected patients test negative for Ebola after returning to Israel from DRC, Health Ministry says
Both patients were tested in accordance with accepted international guidelines for dealing with high-risk infectious diseases.
Two suspected Ebola patients placed in isolation after returning from DRC, Health Ministry says
Machete wielding mob attack health workers responding to Ebola in Congo
Nigeria Ebola patient and spouse admitted to hospitals in Switzerland
Nigeria confirms Ebola case in patient who arrived from Uganda
Health Minister Muhammad Ali Pate told the public broadcaster that the female patient had traveled from Uganda in East Africa.
Kenya confirms eighth Ebola case as regional outbreak spreads
Kenya has been on heightened alert, as a major Ebola outbreak centered in Congo has spread across borders in the region.
Health Ministry investigating another suspected Ebola case after traveler returns from DR Congo
The person will be treated in isolation under procedures for handling high-risk infectious diseases and will be transferred to Ichilov Hospital.
DRC set to receive 70,000 Ebola vaccines, not approved for current strain, WHO says
Last week, the DRC had requested a release of Ervebo vaccines from the global Ebola virus disease vaccine stockpile, managed by the International Coordinating Group (ICG) on Vaccine Provision.
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.
Patient held in isolation in Soroka Hospital tests negative for Ebola after returning from DRC
The Health Ministry emphasized that currently there have been no confirmed cases of Ebola in Israel.
Israeli isolated in hospital while being tested for suspected Ebola symptoms after visiting DRC
A man who returned to Israel from the Democratic Republic of Congo has been placed in isolation at Soroka Medical Center while being tested for Ebola after reporting a fever.
Ebola outbreak in Congo tops 4,000 cases in world's second-largest epidemic
Researchers believe Congo's Ebola outbreak began months before it was officially declared, with the true scale of infections likely much higher.
Dr. Erica Schwartz confirmed as new CDC director by US Senate
Schwartz is a board-certified preventive medicine physician who served as the US Coast Guard's chief medical officer from 2015 to 2019 and holds both medical and law degrees.
Uganda declares end to latest Ebola outbreak short of WHO waiting period guidelines
The last Ebola patient in Uganda, a Congolese national, was discharged on June 22, short of the 42-day waiting period required by the World Health Organization to declare the end of an outbreak.
