The 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic in West Africa was the largest to date, spreading to Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. A total of of 28,646 suspected cases were reported along with 11,323 deaths.

The Ebola epidemic in West Africa could infect more than 20,000 people and spread to more countries, the World Health Organization warned last week.

While experimental Ebola vaccines have been available for years, it took the West African outbreak to interest pharmaceutical companies in developing them.

Guinea declared an Ebola outbreak in one of its regions on Sunday, after the West African nation confirmed at least seven cases of the disease, including three deaths, the country’s National ...

Ebola, a hemorrhagic fever that can cause its victims to bleed from the ears and nose, had never before been seen in this part of West Africa where medical clinics are few and far between.

The latest Ebola outbreak has reached a crisis point in West Africa. Here are some important things you need to know to understand it.

Experts say two main reasons Ebola hasn't spread further across West Africa are strong national health systems and proper contract tracing ...

Emergency vaccination during outbreaks of diseases like cholera, Ebola and measles have over the past quarter-century reduced ...

The deadly ebola virus is ravaging West Africa with an outbreak that’s spanned multiple countries in the region, and caused the highest death toll yet.

For the first time in more than two years, all three West African countries at the heart of the Ebola outbreak are expected to be deemed free of the disease.

Scientists probe whether West Africa’s recent Ebola outbreak was from man who survived epidemic five years ago ...