Ebola: What You Need to Know

A Day in the Life of an Ebola Worker

Denial, violence and fear make it difficult to stamp out Ebola in west Africa

Antibody Treatment Found to Halt Deadly Ebola Virus in Primates

A combination treatment of antibodies and virus-fighting proteins prevented death from the Ebola-Zaire strain in some primates, even when administered three days after infection

Are U.S. Hospitals Prepared for the Next Ebola Case?

Health care emergency management expert Kristin Stevens tells us what went wrong in Dallas, and how we can do better
 

Artificial spleen cleans up blood

The newly developed device improves survival in rats after severe infections with everything from E. coli to Ebola

Blood Transfusions from Survivors Best Way to Fight Ebola

A panel of experts from the World Health Organization says blood plasma and whole blood transfusions should have priority—for now

CDC Launches Ebola Response Team

In the two days since the second U.S. Ebola patient was diagnosed, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has assembled a new team to battle the threat of Ebola.

Clay Jenkins and Zachary Thompson Are Ebola Heroes

All last week CDC officials reiterated their conclusion—based on nearly 40 years worth of successfully containing past outbreaks—that you cannot catch the Ebola virus from people who are infected unless they have already begun suffering a fever or started showing other signs of illnesses...

Could RNA Drugs Defeat Ebola Virus?

An RNA-based treatment may stop the Ebola virus in its tracks

Cross-Border Ebola Outbreak a First for Deadly Virus

Weeks ahead remain fraught with uncertainty as pathogen jumps borders and appears in Africa’s largest city

David Quammen: The Spillover of Animal Infections to Humans

David Quammen talks about his latest book, Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic . From his Web site: "The next big and murderous human pandemic, the one that kills us in millions, will be caused by a new disease--new to humans, anyway...

Drug Saves Monkeys from Ebola-Like Virus

The animals were spared from Marburg virus even when treated three days after infection

Ebola by the Numbers: The Size, Spread and Cost of the Outbreak

As the virus spreads in West Africa, a graphic offers a guide to the case count and transmission figures that matter

Ebola Crisis Could Fuel Measles Outbreak in West Africa

Gaps in immunization could cause as many deaths as the current epidemic itself

Ebola Declared a Public Health Emergency

The World Health Organization's announcement could shift the focus to basic public health

Ebola Diagnosed in More Health Care Workers

Virus sickens a nurse's assistant attending to an Ebola patient in Spain

Ebola Doctor Reveals How Infected Americans Were Cured

Techniques used in the U.S. to treat symptoms and subdue the virus in patients could work overseas, Bruce Ribner says

Ebola Epidemic Wiping Out Gorilla Populations

Thousands of gorillas in the Republic of Congo fall victim to the nastiest strain of the hemorrhagic virus

Ebola Exacerbates West Africa’s Poverty Crisis

The virus spreading in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone has led to food shortages and neglect of other devastating tropical illnesses

Ebola Expert Update

Scientific American health and medicine correspondent Dina Fine Maron talks about Ebola with tropical medicine and infectious disease expert Daniel Bausch of Tulane University at the annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Ebola Free-for-All Could Trigger Bad Science and Wasted Efforts

Everybody and his uncle, it seems, has an idea of something that might work to cure people infected with the deadly virus

Ebola Gorilla Vaccine Could Prevent Human Outbreaks

Infected gorillas and chimps butchered for meat may be behind Ebola outbreaks. David Biello reports

 

Ebola in the U.S. – Politics and Public Health Don't Mix

“Against stupidity, even the gods strive in vain.” — Fredirich Schiller I've been glued to the Ebola news, riding the roller coaster of emotions.

Ebola May Leave Survivors with Lasting Problems in Brain, Nerves

Among a group of 82 Ebola survivors in Liberia, nearly all had some neurologic problems six months or longer after they were infected

Ebola Now Poses a Threat to National Security in West Africa

The virus remains unchecked because of the lack of a global effort to implement emergency public-health measures
 

Ebola Outbreak Prompts Changes in Protective Equipment

The WHO and the CDC have revised guidelines on personal protective equipment for health care workers, but concerns over wearing too much or too little gear persist

Ebola Outbreak “Worsening” in West Africa

There is little risk of the deadly virus spreading to the U.S., experts say
 

Ebola Spread Shows Flaws in Protective Gear and Procedures

A Spanish nurse who contracted the virus is just one of hundreds infected while battling the deadly disease, often with substandard equipment and safety protocols

Ebola Strikes a Blow against Pregnant Women and Maternal Care

The lethal virus is killing health care workers and causing ripple effects for pregnant women in west Africa

Ebola Vaccine Protects Primates

Ebola's Relentless Tides: A Timeline [Updated]

The latest outbreak in humans represents not just the most recent but also most deadly among several incidents dating back to 1976

Fact or Fiction?: The Ebola Virus Will Go Airborne

Why do some viruses go airborne? Will the pathogen causing the west African outbreak be one of them?

First Ebola Case Diagnosed in the U.S.

Dallas hospital is treating traveler from Liberia

First Ebola Patient Dies in the U.S.

Critical care at Dallas hospital failed to prevent patient from succumbing to virus acquired in Liberia

Frightening brush with Ebola--A scientist pricks her finger with a contaminated needle

A German researcher who accidentally exposed herself to the dreaded Ebola virus is apparently in the clear: the virus's three-week incubation period expired yesterday, her supervisor tells ScientificAmerican.com ...

Genes from Ebola Virus Family Found in Human Genome

A rush of new research has found evidence that some RNA viruses made their way into vertebrate genomes millions of years ago

Grim Snapshot Reveals Complex Health Issues for Ebola Survivors [Infographic]

Sleeplessness, along with abdominal and joint pain are common even months after recovery from the dreaded virus

Guinea's First Ebola Survivors Return to Family, Stigma Remains

Health Workers Rush to Contain Fresh Ebola Outbreak in Guinea

Two people in the southern region of Nzerekore, where the Ebola outbreak began in 2013, have tested positive for the virus

Hints of Progress in the Ebola Fight

The number of Ebola cases appear to be dropping in Liberia—but what will it take to stamp out the disease?

Hospitals Need Time, Training to Get Ready for Ebola

New Ebola guidelines for hospitals may help, but workers need training and support to be adequately prepared for new cases

Hospitals on the Lookout for Ebola Patients

Howard University Hospital in D.C. is the latest facility to report a suspect patient in isolation, but so far only a Dallas visitor has tested positive for the virus

How Did a Dallas Nurse Catch Ebola?

Health authorities scramble to figure out what went wrong with containment

How Did Nigeria Quash Its Ebola Outbreak So Quickly?

What we can learn from the boot leather, organization and quick response times that stopped Ebola from spreading in this African nation

What Can Be Done with All the Ebola Waste?

An Ebola patient produces up to 40 times more waste than other patients. This and other challenges, including too-small airstrips, complicate the fight against the virus

How Ebola Vaccines Have Helped to Usher In a New Era in the Outbreak Response

No new cases have been reported for two weeks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

If Swine Flu Weren't Enough, Now There's Swine Ebola

Scientists report that domestic pigs harbor Reston ebolavirus, the only Ebola species that has not caused disease in humans

Improved Ebola Situation in Liberia May Complicate Vaccine Trials

As fewer people get sick, the trials may need to include more participants than planned to deliver usable results

Infection Secrets of Ebola Explained

By attacking the body's first responders, the virus cripples the immune system before it can mount an effective defense

Is Ebola Here to Stay?

Why scientists continue to be perplexed by how to define the outbreak that has killed 7,000

Is the Blood of Ebola Survivors an Effective Treatment?

When the World Health Organization recently named blood transfusions from Ebola survivors as its priority experimental therapy for the disease ravaging west Africa there was only one major problem: no data indicating that such transfusions work...

Largest Ever Ebola Outbreak Is Not a Global Threat

Although the virus is exerting a heavy toll in West Africa, it does not spread easily

Let’s Talk about Ebola Survivors and Sex

As more patients recover from the infection, what risk do they pose to their sexual partners?

Louisiana Scuttles Medical Conference Plans Over Ebola Fears

Organizers of tropical medicine meeting to offer refunds, swap out speakers

Mali Suspects First Ebola Cases as Regional Death Toll Tops 90

Millions of Doses of Ebola Vaccine to Be Ready by End of 2015

The World Health Organization is testing a handful of experimental vaccines. Hundreds of thousands of doses could be available before the end of June

Molecular Computer Detects Ebola and Marburg Viruses

Material from deadly pathogens triggers alerts directly, and could speed detection

Motorcycling to Ebola Treatment Could Spread the Infection

Transporting patients to care facilities may be exacerbating the Ebola epidemic in west Africa

New Clues to Ebola's Ferocious Ways

New Figures Paint Even Bleaker Picture for Ebola Crisis

Can beefed up U.S. aid stem the tide of Ebola deaths in the months ahead?

Patient Zero Believed to Be Sole Source of Ebola Outbreak

By pinpointing the virus’s source, a new report validates steps health care workers are taking to battle the disease
 

Plan Now for Future Ebola Outbreaks

Diagnostics, vaccines and new drugs could vastly improve the way future Ebola outbreaks manifest in Africa, according to emerging infectious disease expert Jeremy Farrar. Steve Mirsky reports

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Quarantines and Travel Bans: Could They Work to Thwart Ebola?

What rules are in place to prevent pandemics?

SARS Outbreak Isolators Helped "Ebola Air" Fly Infected Patients

The airplane transport isolators being used to fly Ebola patients for treatment have origins in the 2003 SARS epidemic

Scientists Uncover Deadly Ebola Virus's "Achilles' Heel"

Finding could lead to new therapies to thwart spread of this contagious, and mostly fatal disease

Scores of People Potentially Exposed to Dallas Ebola Patient

Health officials scale-up efforts to trace infected traveler’s contacts

Second Dallas Nurse Contracts Ebola

Texas health authorities report a second health care worker who treated Thomas Eric Duncan has tested positive for Ebola

Smart Machines Join Humans in Tracking Africa Ebola Outbreak

Web sites devour piles of disease-related information but still keep a person in the loop to help make sense of the data glut

Spain Confirms First Ebola Transmission Outside of Africa

Health authorities in Spain have confirmed that a health worker at the Carlos III Hospital in Madrid, Spain has been infected with the Ebola virus.

The Ebola Outbreak: Hopeful News from the Front Lines

The coverage of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa by U.S. media has often seemed unremittingly grim. So it was with some trepidation that I boarded a plane for Sierra Leone.

The Most Memorable Moments of the Ebola Response [Video]

A World Health Organization official says scenes from the epidemic will stay with him for years to come

Thousands of Ebola Survivors Face Persistent Joint Pain and Other Problems

New findings are informing how to care for Ebola survivors and their communities

U.N. Panel Says It Is Ethical to Dole Out Experimental Ebola Drugs

Supplies are limited, and deciding who gets treatment is difficult

U.S. Commits Troops and $750M to Ebola Fight

President Obama has pledged up to 3,000 personnel as well to stem the outbreak in West Africa

U.S. Unveils Fever Screening for Ebola Symptoms at 5 Airports

The new strategy will cover 94 percent of passengers arriving from virus-laden countries in Africa

Weaponized Ebola: Is It Really a Bioterror Threat?

What would it take to hijack the virus in west Africa and turn it into a bioterror agent elsewhere?

West Africa Unprepared for Future Health Crises Despite Ebola Aid

Health care is decimated, leaving the region more vulnerable than ever to infectious diseases

What Makes a Hospital “Ebola Ready”?

How New York City’s Bellevue Hospital prepared to treat a potential Ebola patient

What Will It Take to Contain Ebola in West Africa?

Mathematical epidemiology projects more than half of the Ebola infectious will have to be isolated to prevent the disease's long growth tail

When Ebola Came to Liberia

It will take international support and winning the public’s trust to stop the Ebola outbreak in west Africa

Where Does Ebola Come From?

New clues from Guinea yield tantalizing pieces of the puzzle 

Where Does Ebola Hide?

Fruit bats are the most likely carriers of Ebola but it is human-to-human transmission that matters most now

Why Ebola is a Wake Up for Infection Control

Just as the CDC’s and other experts’ thoughts on Ebola and infection control have evolved with experience, mine have taken a slight twist as well.

Why Ebola Survivors Struggle with New Symptoms

From Liberia in an exclusive Scientific American report, victims say they are tormented by brain deficits and more. A new study hints at hidden virus remnants or immune system overreactions...