Ebola virus

Congo bans gatherings in Kinshasa and three provinces over Ebola outbreak

The ban comes ahead of a planned protest in Kinshasa on July 8 against constitutional reform, with opposition figures calling it "politically motivated."

A health worker in personal protective equipment (PPE) stands near displaced people waiting for the burial of suspected Ebola victims at the Kigonze displaced persons camp, one month after an outbreak was declared, in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, June 18, 2026.
Medical teams with protective equipment against the Ebola virus, Congo, May 2026

Ebola alert: The Ministry of Health established an isolation tent at a cost of NIS 0.5M

Red Cross workers 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, at the Nyamurongo cemetery in Bunia town, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 26, 2026.

Israel rules out Ebola cases after suspected patients test negative

 An ambulance is seen at the entrance to the emergency room of Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer in Ramat Gan, Israel, July 15, 2023.

Ebola risk remains low, health ministry says, as second DRC returnee showing symptoms hospitalized


Don’t wake the sleeping virus

A new model allows scientists to test drugs and develop therapies to prevent viruses that target the human nervous system.

Doctors perform surgery

Ebola death toll nears 7,000 in West Africa

The death toll has jumped by over 1,000 since November 26 alone, according to the World Health Organization.

Fighting ebola campaign

Matters of life and death

The Jerusalem Post

Watch: Israel sending Ebola field hospital and staff to Africa

The delivery, which is expected to be shipped from Israel to Sierra Leon, Liberia and Guinea, includes six cargo containers of specialist equipment to set up the hospitals.

Israel to send Ebola field hospital to West Africa

Israelis Not Intimidated by Global Challenges

The Jerusalem Post

Q&A with Ebola expert: Israel 'well equipped' to deal with disease

Israeli doctor tells "Post" though there's no guarantee against Ebola entering country, response would be swift: "no cause for public alarm."

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

BGU Ebola researcher: Lack of developed world interest in Ebola delayed work on vaccine

“Current experimental vaccines will likely enter the market at a time that the current epidemic is in the process of burning out,” the researcher predicted.

Fighting ebola campaign

David Sheen knows what it takes to demonize Israel

The Jerusalem Post

Pastor warns Ebola is God's Punishment for Obama dividing Jerusalem

The director of Christians United for Israel also cited America's economic crisis as punishment for Obama's shortcomings.

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

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.