Monkeys infected with Ebola can be cured with a pill, according to a new study out Friday that could pave the way for more practical, affordable treatments in humans.First identified in 1976 and ...

For more than a decade, I have worked as a physician and public-health expert responding to infectious diseases around the ...

More than 50 people have died in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, most within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms. Initial ...

A CDC program tests wastewater from airplanes, looking for pathogens that may have hitched a ride with passengers on long-haul international flights.

U.S.-funded organizations helped keep dangerous pathogens in check around the world. Now many safeguards are gone, and ...

The Marburg virus is a highly virulent pathogen that causes hemorrhagic fever in humans. It belongs to the same family as Ebola. Its high mortality rate has caused concern among health experts.

The contracts financed Ebola screening at airports and protective gear for health workers, among other measures. Work had ...

On Thursday, the World Health Organization (WHO) released their latest report on the worsening outbreak of unknown disease in two separate locations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), ...

No licensed vaccines or therapeutics are available for Ebola Sudan, a Category A priority pathogen. Existing Ebola Zaire vaccines are not cross-protective for Ebola Sudan. Mark Feinberg ...

A suspected Ebola exposure at a Manhattan urgent-care facility had two patients rushed to the hospital by emergency workers in hazmat suits Sunday – but the disease was ruled out. The patients ...

By Apoorva Mandavilli Dangerous pathogens left unsecured at labs across Africa. Halted inspections for mpox, Ebola and other infections at airports and other checkpoints. Millions of unscreened ...