United Kingdom

British Ebola nurse 'critically ill' at London hospital

A British nurse, treated successfully in January after contracting Ebola in Sierra Leone, is now “critically ill.” Pauline Cafferkey, 39, is in a

14/10/2015

Sierra Leone

Ebola-infected Scottish nurse readmitted to hospital

09/10/2015

World News

Ebola: is the epidemic over?

It has now been a week since any new cases of Ebola were declared in the three West African countries at the centre of a recent epidemic. The World

08/10/2015

World News

Deadly spread of Ebola 'could be stopped by end of year'

Ebola’s devastating grip on West Africa could be lifted by the end of year, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). WHO says Guinea is

26/08/2015

Liberia

Liberia launches child registration drive post Ebola crisis

The Liberian government is on a drive to register more than 70,000 children born at the height of the Ebola epidemic. 70,000 Liberian births

04/08/2015

World News

Ebola vaccine trial shows 100% effectiveness in Guinea

An experimental Ebola vaccine tested on thousands of people in Guinea has proven to be 100% effective, however the results are still preliminary

01/08/2015

World News

'Game-changing' Ebola vaccine is hailed by health experts

The world is on the verge of being able to protect humans against Ebola according to the World Health Organization, after a trial in Guinea found

31/07/2015

World News

Ebola vaccine trials enter Phase II

New Ebola vaccines are tested in Britain and France as efforts to stem the spread of the deadly virus are stepped up.

17/07/2015

Liberia

New Ebola cases in Liberia raise fears of fresh outbreak

New cases of Ebola have been detected in Liberia, nearly two months after the West African country was declared free of the virus. The authorities

02/07/2015

Italy

Italy's second case of Ebola gets treatment in Rome

An Italian nurse who tested positive for Ebola after returning from Sierra Leone has been transferred to Rome for treatment, and three people who he

13/05/2015

Liberia

Liberia declared Ebola free

Liberia has been declared Ebola free by the World Health Organisation (WHO) after 42 days with no new cases. The West African nation was one of the

09/05/2015

Liberia

Ebola vaccines 'appear to be safe' in tests

Two experimental Ebola vaccines “appear to be safe” part way through a clinical trial being conducted in Liberia, the U.S. National Institutes of

27/03/2015

World News

Ebola virus one year after disease declared in Guinea

It has killed more than 10,000 and on Monday Ebola celebrated a grim anniversary. It is one year since the disease was first recognised in Guinea

23/03/2015

World News

Liberia reports first Ebola case in weeks

Liberia has reported its first Ebola case in weeks, a setback for a country which was hoping to declare itself free of the virus next month

21/03/2015

North Korea

North Korea's first tourists since end of Ebola quarantine

Tourists have touched down in North Korea for the first time in months. It comes after harsh entry restrictions – said to be aimed at preventing

15/03/2015

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: Africa seeks international help on Ebola

African leaders seek to raise awareness to the continued threat faced to their continent by the Ebola epidemic; Germany’s Angela Merkel plays down

06/03/2015

Liberia

Liberia discharges 'last Ebola patient' from medical care

Liberia has discharged its last confirmed Ebola patient from medical treatment in a key landmark in the country’s battle against the deadly virus

05/03/2015

World News

Ebola leaves damage that will take decades for W.Africa to repair

Back to class at one Liberian school after a seven-month break. The Ebola epidemic had hidden costs, too, and now the disease appears to be on the

03/03/2015

My Europe Series

Africa wants a 'Marshall Plan' to tackle Ebola

Countries hit by the Ebola epidemic want a Marshall Plan to tackle the disease, African leaders said at an international conference in Brussels on

03/03/2015

Liberia

US Ebola mission pulls out of Liberia

The US military mission in Liberia, aimed at halting the spread of the Ebola virus, ended on Wednesday. The exit from the West African nation comes

27/02/2015