Most people recover from the infection, but it poses great risks for those who don’t. A new drug may cure 1 in 5 of these patients.

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Many of those who can’t be vaccinated, including pregnant women and immunocompromised people, are also at high risk of serious complications.

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Seven confirmed cases of the virus have already been reported in Kampala, the capital, but officials say the country has robust disease surveillance.

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The types of Ebola and hantavirus worrying officials are very different from the species identified decades ago, raising new questions about how to respond.

In past outbreaks, Americans exposed to the virus were sent home to be treated in state-of-the-art facilities. The Trump administration has already flown some U.S. citizens to Europe for treatment.

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The Trump administration cut the programs meant to coordinate an Ebola response.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s MAHA movement has reshaped the public health debate. But if the coalition behind it begins to fracture, what comes next?

What have we learned from Covid?

We should take hantavirus more seriously.