Freetown (AFP) - Sierra Leone and Liberia risk new deadly epidemics akin to the impact of the Ebola virus due to lack of clean water and hygienic c

Other pressing issues include health and prevention against pandemics such as Ebola and Zika.

Our product pipeline targets a variety of infectious diseases with clinical vaccine candidates for respiratory syncytial virus ("RSV"), s

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) now have a high-resolution view of exactly how the experimental therapy ZMapp targets Ebola vir

LA JOLLA, CA - August 8, 2016 - Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) now have a high-resolution view of exactly how the experimental

In an attempt to control the highly contagious Ebola virus and other diseases of public health importance from ever entering the borders of this co

NAIROBI, August 8, 2016 - Two years after the largest ever outbreak of Ebola, the affected West African countries are moving to reduce mortality fr

When no new cases are found in an area after twice the incubation period has passed, the outbreak is considered over.

Dubai - Dubai-based international carrier Emirates Airline said it will resume flights to Conakry, the capital of Guinea in West Africa, from Octob

In a nation where much of the tomato growing is done by small farmers, implementing a wide-scale program to eradicate a pest that has devastated th

Two years ago, on Aug. 8, 2014, the World Health Organization declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) for Ebola.

WHO vowed after its fumbled response to the 2014 Ebola epidemic in West Africa that it would adopt a “no regrets” policy to better manage future di

Michael Nagle. President Obama remembered meeting Father Bengali in 2014, and asked him about the Ebola health issue in Sierra Leone.

Armed with a huge box of condoms and pills, Nurse Aminata Fullah leads me through the maze of muddy alleyways that make up Susan's Bay, in Fre

Daniel and Cecilia Turay were the first patients to be successfully treated in Kerrytown, Sierra Leone, during the Ebola crisis.

A paramedic in Peel region suited up in protective gear on Sunday morning — not for an outbreak situation — but for a rescue mission to save a skun

The 2014-2015 Ebola epidemic killed approximately 11,300 people, but its long term effects on the region's health is expected to be compounded

It has sparked concern that usually harmless germs like Ebola or the Zika virus could become even more virulent by integrating DNA from outside Ear

But since then the Ebola virus and terror attacks on the continent have decimated Africa's tourist numbers, while rivals such as state-owned E

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This money was largely left over from the Ebola crisis.

Michael Nagle. President Obama remembered meeting Father Bengali in 2014, and asked him about the Ebola health issue in Sierra Leone.

However, in the last two years we have seen things changing.

When Jennifer Rakeman thought back to New York City’s brush with Ebola in 2014, her words sped up and she began running through the checklist that