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A section dedicated to all news and research on Ebola. Read about the latest Ebola outbreaks, new treatments being studied or developed for Ebola and also latest treatment protocols for Ebola.
Medical News: Health authorities in the Netherlands have activated high-level infectious disease protocols after a patient suspected of carrying the Ebola virus was admitted to a specialized isolation ward at Radboud University Medical Center. The patient was transferred to the hospital on Thursday evening, prompting immediate monitoring and laboratory testing amid growing fears linked to the wors...
Medical News: Scientists from Nagasaki University, Boston University, The University of Tokyo, Kyoto Institute of Technology, and other collaborating institutions in Japan and the United States have identified two powerful experimental compounds that may help fight the deadly Ebola virus. The research focused on special chemical derivatives known as ascofuranone and naphthoquinone compounds, which...
Medical News: Health authorities in Ontario are closely monitoring a possible Ebola case after a resident who recently returned from East Africa was admitted to hospital and placed under assessment for the deadly viral disease. The Ontario Ministry of Health confirmed that the individual is being tested “out of an abundance of caution” following travel to a region currently battling a ...
Medical News: Scientists from the Nebraska Center for Virology, the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and the School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have developed genetically engineered probiotic bacteria that may one day help prevent Ebola virus infections in a simple and affordable way.
Scientists engineer...
Medical News: New genomic sequencing findings from the ongoing 2026 Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have confirmed that the virus responsible for the current epidemic is genetically distinct from strains linked to previous outbreaks in Uganda in 2007 and the DRC in 2012. Scientists from the DRC’s National Institute for Biomedical Research (INRB), working a...
Medical News: Researchers are now investigating whether a drug currently used for psychiatric disorders could also help block Ebola virus infections. A new computational study has found that Lumateperone, a medication approved for schizophrenia and bipolar depression, may interfere with the Ebola virus’s ability to enter human cells.
Researchers find that Lumateperone may weaken the Ebola ...
Medical News: Scientists from Philadelphia University in Jordan, Zarqa University in Jordan, and Alagappa University in Tamil Nadu, India have identified natural compounds from the medicinal plant Cistus incanus, also known as pink rockrose, that may help fight the deadly Ebola virus. Their findings suggest that certain plant-based molecules could interfere with a key Ebola virus protein that is e...
Medical News: A decades-old drug commonly used to treat gout may soon find a surprising new role in the fight against some of the world’s deadliest viruses. Researchers have discovered that probenecid, a medication that has been safely used for more than 70 years, was able to strongly block the replication of Ebola and related filoviruses in laboratory experiments.
Scientists discover that...
Medical News: The Ebola virus remains one of the most feared infectious diseases in modern medical history because of its high fatality rates and ability to spread rapidly during outbreaks. Despite decades of scientific research, Ebola continues to pose a major threat in parts of Africa and raises concerns among global health authorities whenever new cases emerge. Understanding how long the virus ...
Medical News: A growing Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has sparked international alarm after several Americans working in the region were reportedly exposed to suspected Ebola cases, with at least one individual believed to have developed symptoms. U.S. health authorities and international agencies are now racing to contain the rapidly escalating situation while arr...
Medical News: A natural phytochemical compound derived from Garcinia Kola, commonly known as Bitter Kola, is once again drawing scientific attention for its potential ability to combat Ebola virus infections, including the dangerous Bundibugyo strain. Researchers studying the plant’s active phytochemical compound, kolaviron, say its antiviral, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties ma...
Medical News: The World Health Organization has officially declared the rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighboring countries a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, raising fears of a worsening regional health crisis. The outbreak involves the dangerous Bundibugyo strain of Ebola virus, a variant for which there are currently no approved vaccin...
Medical News: Scientists in China have identified a natural plant-derived compound called berbamine hydrochloride (please do not get mixed up with Berberine Hydrochloride, another phytochemical that is also from the same plant) that could potentially become a new weapon against the deadly Ebola virus. Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical School found th...
Medical News: Health authorities and infectious disease experts are raising alarms after preliminary genomic investigations indicated that a new sublineage of the Bundibugyo ebolavirus may be driving the rapidly escalating Ebola outbreak currently devastating parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The outbreak, which initially appeared localized near the eastern border regions, has n...
Medical News: Uganda’s Ministry of Health has confirmed a new outbreak of Ebola virus disease linked to the dangerous Bundibugyo strain, sparking growing fears that the outbreak originating in the Democratic Republic of Congo could spread further across East and Central Africa.
Ugandan health authorities disclosed that the confirmed Ugandan case was an imported infection from the DRC involv...
Medical News: Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have confirmed a dangerous new Ebola virus disease outbreak in Ituri Province that has already infected at least 246 people and killed 65, sparking fears of another major regional health emergency in Central Africa. The outbreak, centered mainly in the Mongwalu and Rwampara health zones, is now being treated as a high-p...
Medical News: Rising Fears in Kasai Province
Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have confirmed a new outbreak of the Ebola virus in Kasai Province, one of the country’s central regions. As of September 6, 2025, the Ministry of Health reported 32 suspected cases, with at least 17 (updated from 15 as of the 6th of September) confirmed deaths, including four healthcare w...
Medical News: A Natural Compound That Could Help Combat Deadly Ebola Outbreaks
A recent study has uncovered a natural compound that could play a role in fighting the deadly Ebola virus. Researchers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln-USA, Texas Biomedical Research Institute0USA, and the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases have found that Griffithsin, a protein derived fr...
Medical News: A Natural Compound with Promising Antiviral Potential
A groundbreaking discovery in the fight against the deadly Ebola virus has come to light through the collaborative efforts of researchers from Southern Medical University in Guangzhou, Southern Medical University in Foshan, and The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. The study identifies ginkgolic acid, a natural phyto...
Medical-News: Researchers from the Laboratory of Membrane and Ion Channel Modeling at the Institute of Cytology of the Russian Academy of Sciences have uncovered fascinating details about how Marburg and Ebola viruses interact with cell membranes. By studying fragments of these viruses' fusion peptides, the research aims to shed light on the specific ways they infect host cells and, more impor...
Herbs And Phytochemicals: Nyctanthes arbor-tristis, commonly known as the Night-flowering Jasmine or Parijat, is a plant with a rich history in traditional medicine. This Herbs And Phytochemicals news report delves into recent research conducted by institutions in Saudi Arabia, unveiling the plant's potential antiviral properties against notable viruses like Ebola, SARS-CoV-2 (the virus causin...
Source: While SARS-CoV-2 Surges, New Strains Of Pathogens Responsible for Ebola, Monkey Pox, Legionnaires Disease, Lyme Disease, Etc Are Emerging! - N May 27, 2022 4 years ago
Despite attempts by those controlling the COVID-19 narrative to downplay the COVID-19 crisis, new SARS-CoV-2 surges are being witnessed in many countries driven by the new BA.2.12.1 subvariants and its third generation variants, the BA.4 and BA.5 variants and its emerging subvariants, and also by new Delta subvariants.
Studies are already showing that these new variants are more immune ev...
Source: Ebola/SARS-CoV-2 Reassortant Strain Feb 15, 2021 5 years ago
The health minister in Guinea has just declared an Ebola outbreak a few hours ago and said that the country is entering an 'epidemic situation' as seven Ebola cases have been confirmed including three deaths while the country is still in the midst of a COVID-19 crisis. Certain experts are predicting the high possibility of a reassortant strain emerging from the region. Such a recombin...
Source: WHO (World Health Organisation) Jul 11, 2018 8 years ago
The World Health Organization said Tuesday it was awaiting formal approval from the Democratic Republic of Congo to send in unlicenced Ebola medication to help rein in an outbreak of the deadly virus.
The UN health agency and DRC authorities are rushing to contain the outbreakthat has sickened 54 people in recent weeks, including 25 who have died.
A "major innovation in t...
