Ebola virus
Ebola alert: The Ministry of Health established an isolation tent at a cost of NIS 0.5M
A document obtained by Walla Money reveals the costs of establishing the special complex for receiving patients, which was approved under an exemption from tender.
Israel rules out Ebola cases after suspected patients test negative
Ebola risk remains low, health ministry says, as second DRC returnee showing symptoms hospitalized
Suspected Ebola patient undergoes testing at Rambam Medical Center, results expected in days
WHO hails 'triumph' as Merck's Ebola vaccine gets EU green light
The vaccine is already being used under emergency guidelines to try to protect people against the spread of a deadly Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo.
German-Israeli research tackles deadly Ebola disease
A recent outbreak in West Africa killed over 11,000 people.
Ebola's spread shows how science needs societies to succeed
"The core drivers are all key human issues of trust, habits, fears and beliefs. That is the mix that now underpins the spread of any disease."
Militiamen kill senior WHO official in attack on Congo Ebola center
WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus identified the doctor killed as Richard Mouzoko, a senior epidemiologist from Cameroon.
Testing the boundaries of Ebola response
The current outbreak clearly poses an immediate threat to people in the region, but it is not obvious that it poses an immediate danger to people worldwide.
Congo's Ebola can be controlled, now that there's a vaccine
To end the outbreak, medical teams intend to vaccinate "rings" of contacts around each Ebola patient.
We can take basic steps to enhance health and security
Health, development, security and stability tend to advance and improve together.
Into the Hands of the Few
Liberia thanks Israel for helping to wipe out its Ebola outbreak
Visiting Liberian senate president says his nation has great admiration for Israel and “can learn much from you in the fields of innovation, technology, agriculture and medical research.”
Don’t wake the sleeping virus
A new model allows scientists to test drugs and develop therapies to prevent viruses that target the human nervous system.