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.
Quarantines
Trump Administration to Send Americans Exposed to Ebola to Kenya
In past outbreaks, Americans exposed to the virus were sent home to be treated in state-of-the-art facilities. The Trump administration has already flown some U.S. citizens to Europe for treatment.
Epidemics
Are We Pandemic Ready?
Hantavirus and Ebola are reminders that outbreaks are inevitable, and that the world must work together to contain them and prevent the next pandemic.
Ebola Virus
Caught Flat-Footed, a City Races to Catch Up With Ebola
The deadly virus has spread alarmingly in Congo for months. Only now is the response taking shape.
Egypt
Egypt elevates airport alert levels amid global Ebola concerns
Amid rising global concern over an Ebola outbreak centered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population has issued a firm reassurance to the public:…
Ebola Virus
U.S. to Block Entry to More Noncitizens Who May Have Been Exposed to Ebola
The Trump administration announced plans to expand a ban on entering the United States to legal permanent residents who had been in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda or South…
Ebola Virus
Ebola Outbreak: What to Know About Bundibugyo Virus Symptoms and Spread
Here’s what to know about the symptoms and spread of the virus, which has sickened people in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.
Ebola Virus
Air France Flight to U.S. Is Diverted to Montreal Over Congolese Passenger Amid Ebola Fears
An Air France plane was sent to Montreal because a passenger from the Democratic Republic of Congo was on board. The U.S. has closed its borders to recent visitors to…
Ebola Virus
Ebola Outbreak Is Unlikely to Become Global Threat, W.H.O. Says
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the World Health Organization’s director general, said the outbreak in central Africa was “not a pandemic emergency.”
Africa
Ebola Crisis Sparks Debate Over Global Health Double Standards
To some Africans, the claim that the continent’s largest health agency had already bungled its response scratched a familiar wound.
Ebola Virus
Ebola Containment Efforts May Have Been Hindered by USAID Shutdown and CDC Cuts
Aid cuts by the Trump administration have shut down crucial disease surveillance networks and medical supply chains in East Africa.
Ebola Virus
Ebola Outbreak in Central Africa Could Last Months, W.H.O. Says
Health officials reported more than 130 suspected deaths and 540 cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, but experts say the figures could be much higher.
Ebola Virus
Ebola Was Identified in Congo Weeks Before W.H.O. Declared an Emergency
Early surveillance and testing failed to identify the rare species of Ebola responsible for the current outbreak. An American doctor is among the confirmed cases.
Ebola Virus
W.H.O. Declares Ebola Outbreak a Global Health Emergency
The agency made the declaration just a day after Africa’s top public health agency first announced the outbreak. There is no approved vaccine for this species of Ebola.