World & Nation
State officials and infectious diseases experts told doctors to be on the lookout for symptoms consistent with Ebola virus infection among people who have traveled recently to Uganda.
Oct. 17, 2022
The Biden administration says the United States will begin screening travelers coming from Uganda for Ebola after an outbreak there.
Oct. 6, 2022
Opinion
The success of vaccination hinges on health systems and delivery chains in the least-served nations of the world.
Sept. 25, 2021
Combating an outbreak, whether Ebola or coronavirus, is about fighting more than just disease.
March 22, 2020
Africa has faced a tragic airline crash, cataclysmic cyclones that may be a harbinger of the future, the death of an icon and the rise of a new leader.
Jan. 1, 2020
Congo’s health ministry and the World Health Organization have declared an end to the second-deadliest Ebola outbreak in history.
June 25, 2020
This city in central Africa has few doctors or ventilators. But it may be better prepared than many other places for coronavirus.
April 1, 2020
A reporter who covered an Ebola outbreak in West Africa discovers troubling parallels in the U.S. over the coronavirus, including conspiracy theories and denial.
Oct. 23, 2020
Science & Medicine
As scientists hunt for an effective drug to treat thousands of patients sickened by a new respiratory virus, they are trying some surprising remedies.
Feb. 13, 2020
Closing schools because of COVID-19 will have consequences, as we know from the Ebola crisis of 2014-16.
March 13, 2020