Ebola returns to Congo: WHO assessing extent of outbreak; things to know about the disease
WHO Regional Director for Africa Matshidiso Moeti on May 13 visited Kinshasa to discuss with national authorities and partners ways to mount a rapid, effective and coherent response in order to stop the ongoing Ebola outbreak.
May 15, 2017, 17:03 PM IST
A cure for Ebola? Hepatitis drug shows promising results in treating disease
To date, no treatments or post-exposure prophylaxis are available for Ebola although clinical trials for several vaccines are in various phases, with promising published results in humans.
Mar 22, 2017, 11:59 AM IST
Horse antibodies for Ebola infection: Effective, economical treatment developed
The post-exposure treatment made with antibodies from horses could be used in the next Ebola outbreak.
Feb 07, 2017, 13:16 PM IST
Sexual transmission of Ebola may reignite outbreaks
The potential for sexual transmission is high for three to four months after the Ebola
Jun 08, 2016, 15:46 PM IST
WHO confirms new Ebola case in Liberia
WHO said a 30-year-old woman died of Ebola on Thursday while being transferred to a hospital in the Liberian capital Monrovia.
Apr 01, 2016, 22:59 PM IST
Inovio Ebola vaccine shows positive results in phase I human trials
The vaccine was safe, tolerable, and generated strong T cell and antibody responses in its fully enrolled phase I study of 75 healthy subjects.
Mar 30, 2016, 21:49 PM IST
Ebola no longer poses global health risk: WHO
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is no longer a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
Mar 30, 2016, 21:04 PM IST
Ebola survivors face long-term health problems
Most Ebola survivors were found to be suffering from neurological issues six months after infection.
Feb 25, 2016, 22:09 PM IST
Low-cost portable device that can detect Ebola
The device could be particularly useful to monitor endemic, epidemic and pandemic disease outbreaks in resource-limited developing countries that need portable diagnostic equipment that functions outside the hospital.
Feb 22, 2016, 19:28 PM IST
WHO confirms death from Ebola in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone was declared Ebola-free on November 7, last year but remained under a 90-day period of enhanced surveillance to ensure no hidden chains of transmission have been missed.
Jan 15, 2016, 22:12 PM IST
Ebola survivors deal with vision, hearing, joint pain problems
Survivors of Ebola virus disease (EVD) experience complications relating to vision, hearing and joint pain for months after being discharged from hospital, say researchers, including one of Indian-origin.
Dec 23, 2015, 14:03 PM IST
Three new confirmed cases in previously Ebola-free Liberia: WHO
WHO said the first confirmed case in the new outbreak was a 10-year-old boy who fell sick on November 14 and was hospitalised in the capital Monrovia three days later.
Nov 20, 2015, 23:20 PM IST
Antiviral compound fully protects monkeys from Ebola
The research team used cell culture and animal models to assess the compound's efficacy against several pathogens, including Ebola virus.
Oct 12, 2015, 14:58 PM IST
