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The World Health Organization is planning to try out an experimental Ebola vaccine to fight the outbreak of the virus. (Photo: AP)

Congo Ebola outbreak: 43 cases suspected as teams gear up to fight...

The experimental vaccine normally needs to be kept at 80 degrees Celsius below freezing.

7 Aug 2018 8:32 AM IST

The latest flare-up was announced one week after Congos government declared the end of another outbreak in northwestern Congo. (Photo: AP)

Eastern Congo Ebola outbreak has killed 33: Health ministry

Thirteen cases of the haemorrhagic fever have been confirmed, including three deaths, the ministry said in a statement.

6 Aug 2018 8:31 AM IST

The Ebola virus is considered one of the most lethal pathogens in existence, and was responsible for the brutal pandemic of 2014 that sparked international fear. (Photo: AP)

Ebola death toll 41, outbreak 'hard to control' because cases are in...

Virologists have already warned the situation is 'hard to control' because the cases are in a conflict zone, roamed by...

16 Aug 2018 12:06 PM IST

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Ebola can persist in survivor's semen 2 years after infection

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill made the discovery.

3 Aug 2017 3:14 PM IST

Molecular barcode analysis could be integrated into future outbreak responses as a diagnostic tool to help guide treatment strategies. (Photo

Blood test can now predict survival for Ebola patients

Rapid analysis of a patient's response to infection in an outbreak could provide valuable outcome

20 Jan 2017 6:02 PM IST

Inadequate surveillance and uneven health system capacity may accelerate the spread of the emerging infectious diseases. (Photo: AFP)

India is 'vulnerable' to infectious diseases like Zika, Ebola

The the level of preparedness is inadequate to protect public health

13 April 2017 8:41 AM IST