Ebola strains can be detected in just 30 minutes outside of the lab by a test that uses pocket-sized slips of blotting paper, a pioneering study revealed today. By manipulating the genetic ...

The virulence of Ebola virus strains appears to be innately linked to the degree of disorder in proteins that form their nucleocapsids. Computational analysis has revealed that strains responsible ...

The man died a few days later, on Nov. 27. Last Friday health officials confirmed the reason for Ssesanga's doubt: a new strain of the deadly Ebola virus is spreading through Uganda. Ssesanga's ...

An Ebola outbreak that began in September is spreading quickly in Uganda. So far, four healthcare workers have died battling the outbreak. This strain of Ebola isn't covered by existing vaccines ...

Dr. Tom Ksiazek, chief of the special pathogens branch at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Tuesday it was premature to conclude whether the new Ebola strain was milder.

Genetic sequencing of virus samples taken from the body revealed that it is genetically similar to the strain of Ebola that devastated Liberia last year during the height of the outbreak ...

SEVEN people have tested positive and two have died from a highly contagious strain of Ebola in Uganda, as scientists race to develop a lifesaving vaccine. This marks a sharp increase from the two ...

Health officials in Uganda are scrambling to catch up to a burgeoning Ebola outbreak caused by a lesser-seen Ebolavirus species called Sudan virus (SUDV), for which there is no vaccine or treatment.

even for Ebola," said Jacob Glanville, CEO and president of biotechnology company Centivax in San Francisco. "This suggests either that more active cases have been identified, or that this strain ...

The World Health Organization director for Africa said Uganda has started a clinical trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola, for which there is currently no approved vaccine.

Uganda's Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and various partners, has launched the ...

KAMPALA, Uganda—Uganda declared an outbreak of a relatively rare strain of the Ebola virus on Tuesday, raising concerns of a wider spread because existing vaccines are unlikely to provide quick ...