ebola
The Canadian Government Accidentally Released Identities of Ebola Patients
A bureaucratic bumble exposed sensitive information.
Ebola Is Spreading Again in West Africa — But This Time There's a Plan to Stop It
At least nine cases have been reported in recent weeks, but a new vaccine and other measures are being used to prevent the virus from spreading out of control again.
The UN's Health Agency Just Downgraded the Threat Level for the Deadliest Ebola Outbreak Ever
More than two years after the spread of the virus began in West Africa, claiming more than 11,300 lives, the World Health Organization today declared an end to the international public health emergency declaration the outbreak had warranted.
Ebola Ended FGM in Sierra Leone, but Now It's Back
Ebola did something women's rights activists in Sierra Leone had not achieved in decades — it ended female genital mutilation. But since the outbreak was declared over, the practice has returned.
Liberia Closes Local Red Cross Amid Graft Investigation Into Ebola Funds
After President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf dissolved the chapter's national board earlier this week, senior managers convened for a meeting. Then the police arrived.
How Worried You Should Be About Getting Zika From Sex
After the CDC found 14 new cases of Zika sexually transmitted from men to women in the US, an expert answered all of my paranoid questions about the virus.
New European Medical Corps Will Tackle Ebola-like Emergencies
Member States will pool medical teams and equipment to help fight future outbreaks at home and abroad.
The WHO Just Declared That the Zika Virus Is an International Health Emergency
The mosquito-borne virus has been linked to a sudden hike in the number of babies born with abnormally small heads in Brazil — though a scientific link has not been proved — and is spreading rapidly through the Americas.
What Life Was Like on the Ground During the Ebola Crisis
We spoke with correspondent Danny Gold about the psychological effects of reporting on a deadly epidemic, and if the world will be better prepared for the next one.
Watch This 'VICE' Episode About the Evolution of the Recent Ebola Outbreak
In this episode from season three of the VICE HBO show, we investigated last year's Ebola outbreak, then headed to college campuse to learn how the schools dealt with the pervasive culture of sexual violence.
It's Back: Cautious Optimism in Sierra Leone as Ebola Virus Reemerges in West Africa
Less than 24 hours after the World Health Organization declared an end to the largest Ebola outbreak in history, the virus sprung up again in Sierra Leone killing a 22-year-old woman.
Ebola Transmission Has Stopped in West Africa for the First Time in Two Years
Thursday marks 42 days since the last Ebola patient in Liberia tested negative for the virus. For the first time since December 2013, the World Health Organization says that there are no chains of transmission in Guinea, Liberia, or Sierra Leone.