The Bundibugyo virus driving the current Ebola outbreak has no approved vaccine, but researchers are leveraging decades of vaccine innovation in an effort to change that.

The rapid spread of Africa’s Ebola outbreak is driven by a new strain known as Bundibugyo. Maps, charts, and data visualziations detail its spread.

Travel bans, sending sick Americans to Europe, a quarantine center in Kenya: The drastic measures implemented by Washington to prevent the entry of a single Ebola case into the country have come under fire from numerous scientists.

New modeling from the CDC shows that if measures aren't taken immediately, this outbreak could sicken more than 20,000 people in the next three months.

Learn more about the deadly 2026 Ebola outbreak, including how many cases there are so far, which countries are most affected, how this outbreak compares with others in severity and more.

The DRC has reported 515 confirmed cases of Ebola, including 91 deaths, as of now. Uganda has recorded 19 confirmed cases, with two deaths and one probable fatal case.

The demise of USAID did not cause this Ebola outbreak. But it is a gift to Ebola. It likely delayed its detection and hampered efforts to deliver tests and treatment to the affected areas. It has broken down meticulously constructed networks of trust and generally slowed the response to the virus.

Mining has been the lifeblood of this remote Congolese hill town for decades. Now, it is fueling the spread of a devastating virus.

As Congo is battling an Ebola disease outbreak that has killed nearly 100 people out of the more than 500 confirmed cases, local authorities have raced to slow the disease with strict measures, including by limiting public gatherings and enforcing social distancing.

By Emma Farge, Jennifer Rigby, Olivia Le Poidevin and Aaron Ross NAIROBI/LONDON/GENEVA, June 9 (Reuters) - Nearly a month into one of the world’s largest ever Ebola outbreaks, medics in eastern