ebola

The third American sickened with Ebola is a Boston-area doctor who decided to return to Liberia after the two others fell ill with the deadly virus, the president of his missionary group said Wednesday.

An experimental Ebola drug healed all 18 monkeys infected with the deadly virus in a study, boosting hopes that the treatment might help fight the outbreak raging through West Africa -- once more of it can be made.

Federal researchers next week will start testing humans with an experimental vaccine to prevent the deadly Ebola virus.

A top U.S. health official plans to travel to West Africa to see firsthand how the Ebola outbreak is unfolding.

Two American aid workers who were infected with the deadly Ebola virus have been discharged from an Atlanta hospital, where the scene Thursday was festive and celebratory -- a stark contrast to the sterile, rushed atmosphere that marked their arrival nearly three weeks ago.

An American doctor infected with Ebola while working in western Africa says he is "recovering in every way" and holding onto the hope of a reunion with his family.

An American doctor infected with Ebola while working in Liberia indicated Friday he's getting stronger every day, and the husband of a second aid worker with the deadly virus said his wife also seems to be improving.

The current Ebola crisis in West Africa is on pace to sicken more people than all other previous outbreaks of the disease combined, the health official leading the U.S. response said Thursday.

Federal health authorities have eased safety restrictions on an experimental drug to treat Ebola, a move that could clear the way for its use in patients infected with the deadly virus.

The CDC has stated the Ebola virus poses a very low risk to the U.S. population, but with mounting concerns about the deadly disease, CentraState Medical Center in Freehold has isolated a patient recently back from Africa that was exhibiting flu-like symptoms.