Ebola virus, being highly pathogenic for humans and non-human primates and the subject of former weapons programmes, is now one of the most feared pathogens worldwide. In addition, the lack of pre ...

After the first Ebola death in Uganda in years, a senior health official says authorities in the African nation are "in full control of the situation." ...

Uganda health authorities say they discharged the last eight patients who recovered from Ebola. There were no other positive ...

Uganda has confirmed an outbreak of Sudan virus disease, with the first case linked to a 32-year-old nurse in Kampala.

Influenza A virus particle can strategically adapt their shape, becoming either spheres or filaments, to favor their ability ...

Scientists don’t know the natural reservoir of Ebola, but they suspect the first person infected in an outbreak acquired the virus through contact with an infected animal or eating its raw meat.

Influenza A virus particles strategically adapt their shape—to become either spheres or larger filaments—to favor their ...

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There are no approved vaccines or treatments for Sudan virus disease, which has a 40–70% fatality rate. To curb the ongoing outbreak, Uganda has deployed—under a clinical trial setting—a vaccine ...