Only the Right Tests Can Stop This Ebola Outbreak. Congo Has Hardly Any.
A chronic lack of investment in development of better tests has left clinicians blind and allows deadly viruses to spread unchecked.
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Battling a Deadly Ebola Outbreak in Eastern Congo
At the heart of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, health care workers are racing to open new treatment centers and ramp up testing. But after years…
U.S. Ebola Unit Plans in Kenya, Subject of Protests, Suffers New Setback From Court Ruling
The court further delayed the Trump administration’s proposed quarantine unit for Americans exposed to the virus. The plan has sparked angry protests in Kenya.
Inside the Ebola Outbreak
We discuss the epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Inside the Ebola Outbreak
A Times correspondent is reporting from the Ebola epicenter in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Here’s what he saw.
Vaccination and Immunization
As Ebola Spreads, Scientists Race to Find Vaccines and Treatments
The Bundibugyo virus, a little known type, previously had caused just two small outbreaks. Now it’s at the center of a rapidly widening epidemic in Africa.
What I Saw Inside an Ebola Ward
Our chief Africa correspondent, Declan Walsh, walked inside an Ebola ward where both adults and children were being treated, and where someone had recently died of the disease amid a…
Inside the Ebola Epicenter, the Virus Rages With Little to Stop It
A remote gold mining town is under siege, as medical workers struggle to beat back a surge of deaths and infections.
Ebola Virus
Court in Kenya Suspends Plans for U.S. Ebola Quarantine Unit
The order came after U.S. officials said that a 50-bed facility was being established in the African country to house American citizens exposed to the virus.
Quarantines
Quarantine Unit for Americans Exposed to Ebola to Open in Kenya Friday
But U.S. officials are still working to find centers in Europe to accept Americans who need advanced treatment, seen as critical to improving odds of survival.
Disease Rates
Uganda Closes Border With Congo as Ebola Fears Rise
Seven confirmed cases of the virus have already been reported in Kampala, the capital, but officials say the country has robust disease surveillance.
Disease Rates
The Viruses Causing New Outbreaks Are Much Less Familiar to Science
The types of Ebola and hantavirus worrying officials are very different from the species identified decades ago, raising new questions about how to respond.