The biggest filovirus outbreak, caused by Ebola virus, occurred in three West African countries from 2014 to 2016. It killed more than 11,000 people and infected more than 28,000. More recently ...

In 2023, he received the prestigious Sabin Vaccine Institute Gold Medal for developing other innovative vaccines for Ebola Zaire, smallpox, Japanese encephalitis, and West Nile virus, among others.

Some Ugandans have been attacking the government's efforts, even denying the Ebola virus's existence. Schools nationwide are closing two weeks before the end of term as Uganda battles a deadly virus.

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

This is the first trial to assess the clinical efficacy of a vaccine against Ebola Sudan virus disease. IAVI, the provider of the vaccine, conducted trials for safety and immunogenicity.