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Ebola is a deadly viral disease spread through direct contact with bodily fluids, causing severe bleeding and organ failure. Because outbreaks primarily affect sub-Saharan Africa, pharmaceutical ...

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On Jan. 29, 2025, the Ministry of Health of Uganda officially declared an Ebola outbreak in Kampala ... Guinea, and Sierra Leone, which led to political isolation. The quarantine became the ...

These countries include Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. The risk of getting the illness is highest in countries that have outbreaks now. Caregivers and close contacts of Ebola patients can also get ...

As Texas continues to contend with a growing measles outbreak that has sickened just shy of 200 and killed one, more states are reporting their own cases, including a second measles-related ...

The Africa CDC reported that there was no direct epidemiological link between the new cluster and another one accounting for nine previous Ebola cases, including the first victim of the outbreak.

Stephanie Nolen covers global health. March 6, 2025 The Ebola outbreak in Uganda has worsened significantly, and the country’s ability to contain the spread has been severely weakened by the ...

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The Africa CDC reported that there was no direct epidemiological link between the new cluster and another one accounting for nine previous Ebola cases, including the first victim of the outbreak.