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.

NOVEMBER 4, 2026|ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN

(ILLUSTRATIVE) Medical staff and nurses roaming the halls of Ichilov Hospital.

Two suspected Ebola patients placed in isolation after returning from DRC, Health Ministry says

The ministry emphasized that there have been no confirmed cases of Ebola in Israel, and the two individuals in isolation are only suspected to have possibly contracted the virus.

NOVEMBER 3, 2026|ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN

Health workers and humanitarian responders on the front lines of the Ebola response gather to receive a vaccination due to their potential exposure to the virus as part of their work with suspected cases in the North Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, October 16, 2026.

Machete wielding mob attack health workers responding to Ebola in Congo

The health workers, accused of spreading Ebola by contaminating water, were attacked by an angry group wielding machetes and batons.

OCTOBER 27, 2026|ByREUTERS

Nigeria's Index Ebola patient is taken on a medical evacuation flight to Switzerland from Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, in Abuja, Nigeria October 26, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a handout video.

Nigeria Ebola patient and spouse admitted to hospitals in Switzerland

The patient, the Ugandan-born wife of a Swiss diplomat based in Abuja, is Nigeria's first Ebola case in more than a decade.

OCTOBER 26, 2026|ByREUTERS

Ben-Gurion Airport holds Ebola-screening drill for Israel arrivals

Exercise comes as Israel steps up measure to prevent possible spread of deadly strain by tourists from Ebola-affected areas.

OCTOBER 17, 2014ByJPOST.COM STAFF

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

Preventive measures to be put in place to stop entry of visitors carrying Ebola

Deadly virus has claimed the lives of more than 4,490 people worldwide, says WHO.

OCTOBER 16, 2014ByHERB KEINON

Some of the ultrastructural morphology displayed by an Ebola virus

Mark Zuckerberg to donate $25 million to help fight Ebola

Zuckerberg warned that Ebola could become the next HIV or polio, a disease that will be fought for decades.

OCTOBER 14, 2014ByJPOST.COM STAFF

Fundamentally Freund: Is rebuilding Gaza more important than halting Ebola?

The number of Ebola cases is reportedly doubling every three to four weeks, but billions of dollars will be lavished on Gaza rather than on the jeopardized populations of Liberia and Sierra Leone.

OCTOBER 13, 2014ByMICHAEL FREUND