Using two decades of satellite data, researchers found that forest loss and fragmentation were among the strongest predictors ...

When I first spoke to Yap Boum II in January, 2025, he had recently become Deputy Incident Manager for the continental ...

The 2014-16 Ebola outbreak in West Africa killed more than 11,000 people, the disease’s largest death toll. Ebola was discovered in 1976 in simultaneous outbreaks in South Sudan and Congo ...

Six years before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, an Ebola outbreak in West Africa had people fearing the possibility of a ...

Six years before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, an Ebola outbreak in West Africa had people fearing the possibility of a global outbreak. This was the first time many had ever heard of the virus, ...

Recurrent outbreaks of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) pose substantial threats to Africa's health systems. Despite advancements such as vaccines and therapeutics, successful outbreak containment ...

We may have just found an easy-to-swallow cure for one of the deadliest diseases out there. In research released this month, scientists report that an once-daily experimental pill dramatically ...

Jean Kaseya, director-general of the Africa Centers for Disease Control ... The U.S. aid cuts affecting the response to outbreaks of mpox, Ebola and other diseases are the latest in a trend ...

Sarah Naluyima is a dedicated community health worker at the forefront of Uganda’s Ebola outbreak response. For 15 years, Sarah has worked in her community, raising awareness about various health ...

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Aid cuts by the United States are hurting Africa’s capacity to ... The U.S. aid cuts affecting the response to outbreaks of mpox, Ebola and other diseases are the ...