Topic: Ebola Virus

Researchers at MIT unveiled a revolutionary mobile vaccine printer Monday that could be used for rapid-response vaccination programs in remote areas that lack medical staff, equipment and critical infrastructure.

Less than four months after the first Ebola case was confirmed in Uganda, the East African nation has declared the outbreak over.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the chief medical adviser to the president, officially retires in December, weeks ahead of his 82nd birthday and capping a five-decade career in public service.

Research in wild bats is reinforcing a notion crucial to stopping future pandemics: When wildlife populations stay healthy, the odds of "crossover" viruses infecting humans subsides.

New research is calling for the preservation and restoration of natural habitats to prevent future pandemics. The study in the journal "Nature" found limited food sources force animals and bats to co-mingle with humans.

The World Health Organization said Wednesday that it was working with Uganda to prevent the country's Ebola outbreak from spreading to other nations.

The U.S. State Department has begun "enhanced screening" of airline passengers traveling from Uganda amid a rapidly spreading Ebola crisis in the east African nation.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the United States' top infectious diseases expert who rose to national and international prominence in 2020 after COVID-19 arrived, said on Monday that he will leave federal service in December.

Dr. Anthony Fauci said Monday that he plans to leave federal service by the end of President Joe Biden's term while indicating that the United States may be dealing with COVID-19 for decades to come.

On June 23, 2010, U.S. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal resigned as commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan.