New research this month shows that the experimental antiviral obeldesivir prevented up to 100% of deaths in monkeys infected ...

More than 50 people have died in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, most within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms. Initial analysis suggests neither Ebola nor Marburg is the cause.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has ruled out the mystery disease being Ebola or Marburg, but say those infected are presenting symptoms of a "hemorrhagic fever". The DRC, in particular ...

Ebola-like virus found in person who travelled to the UK - Lassa fever does not spread easily between people and the overall risk to the public is regarded as ‘very low’ ...

A viral illness called Lassa fever that can cause Ebola-like symptoms has been confirmed in a person who recently travelled to England from Nigeria. Officials are now checking for any possible cases ...

As well as protecting the monkeys from death, the treatment also evoked an immune response. Senior author Dr Thomas Geisbert ...

The disease, which shares similarities with Ebola, requires immediate attention. British health authorities are investigating whether Lassa fever, a viral illness with symptoms similar to Ebola ...

The horrific Ebola-like disease can cause bleeding from the eyes - though the majority of victims show no symptoms ... any potential spread of Lassa fever, tracing all contacts of the unidentified ...

Health experts say an unknown illness first discovered in three children who ate a bat has rapidly killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo over the past five weeks.

Most people who get Lassa fever have mild symptoms such as fever, feeling weak, headache and sore throat, and recover. More serious symptoms include bleeding, difficulty breathing, vomiting ...