Current Ebola outbreak is the worst in Congo's history

The deadly virus has killed about 198 people since the outbreak was declared August 1

• Nov 10, 2018

Ebola spreads to conflict zone in scenario health officials have been "dreading"

"We are at quite a pivotal moment in this outbreak... We are truly at the crossroads," official says

• Aug 24, 2018

2 infected Ebola patients flee treatment center

Number of suspected Ebola cases continues to rise as experts emphasize that more community engagement is needed

• May 23, 2018

New Ebola cases prompt fears virus is spreading

The report of an Ebola case in the city of Mbandaka, along the heavily traveled Congo River that leads to the capital city of Kinshasa

• May 17, 2018

New Ebola outbreak hits Africa as 2 cases confirmed

Congo's Health Ministry said that two of five samples came back positive for Zaire strain of Ebola in the Equateur Province

• May 8, 2018

Congo announces suspected Ebola cases, deaths

World Health Organization says officials informed them of single confirmed case of deadly virus this week

• May 13, 2017

Ebola vaccine highly effective, WHO says

Scientists have struggled to develop an Ebola vaccine over the years, and this is the first one proven to work

• Dec 22, 2016

British nurse infected with Ebola rushed back to hospital

Pauline Cafferkey is said to be in ‘stable condition’ and the virus is not infectious

• Oct 6, 2016

Investigation: U.S. company bungled Ebola response

Costly mistakes were made by U.S. company during the Ebola outbreak, including misdiagnosing cases, AP investigation finds

• Mar 7, 2016

WHO declares official end to Ebola outbreak

But health officials warn it will take several months before the world is considered free of the disease that claimed more than 11,300 lives

• Jan 14, 2016

Country where Ebola outbreak began reaches milestone

Despite positive news in Guinea, "We definitely cannot let our guard down"

• Dec 29, 2015

Google Science Fair winner: Conn. teen invents new Ebola test

A 16-year-old and her science teacher designed an Ebola test that doesn't need refrigeration

• Nov 5, 2015

Nurse quarantined in Ebola scare sues New Jersey

Nurse Kaci Hickox blames political posturing and fear for decision to detain her in Newark tent last year

• Oct 22, 2015

Possible case of Ebola relapse raises questions

UK nurse is recovering after her second bout of life-threatening illness from virus that may have been lurking for months

• Oct 21, 2015

Ebola virus can stick around up to 9 months in men

Semen samples reveal presence of virus even longer than previously believed

• Oct 15, 2015

Nurse critically ill from delayed Ebola complications

UK nurse suffers "unusual" relapse months after recovering from Ebola infection

• Oct 14, 2015

U.K. nurse who kicked Ebola back in hospital months later

Pauline Cafferkey recovered after contracting disease in Sierra Leone, but appears to be suffering serious, unusual complications

• Oct 9, 2015

How bureaucracy, bungling hurt Ebola response

AP investigation: Expired supplies, missing gear and red tape undermined World Health Organization's response to crisis

• Sep 21, 2015

Young nurse adopts newborn: "He had no one else"

In the midst of the Ebola epidemic, a dying mother and her baby crossed paths with a nurse who couldn't forget them

• Sep 3, 2015

Experts hunt origin of new Ebola case in Sierra Leone

County declared itself Ebola free last week after battling the rare, deadly disease, only to see a new case pop up

• Aug 31, 2015

Ebola survivors suffer lingering health problems

Health officials see "emergency within an emergency" as survivors struggle with debilitating pain, complications

• Aug 24, 2015

World "on the verge of an effective Ebola vaccine"

Trial in Guinea tested thousands of people exposed to deadly virus and the results point to "a game-changer"

• Jul 31, 2015

Ebola is claiming lives again in Liberia

Disease that has claimed more than 4,800 lives is resurging, with 120 people under observation in hospitals

• Jul 15, 2015

10,000 people in U.S. monitored during Ebola scare

New numbers from the CDC show how widespread efforts were to stop Ebola from taking hold in the U.S.

• Jul 3, 2015

New Ebola case in Liberia as health workers protest

Officials confirm second Ebola case in same town where disease was detected days earlier on teen's corpse

• Jul 1, 2015

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