Costly virus hunts are ineffective in protecting public health and have unfairly harmed the historically excellent safety record of bats as beneficial neighbors.

The study will examine the efficacy of four drugs—an antiviral and three monoclonal antibodies—that are already being used to treat patients in Democratic Republic of Congo.

As cases ramp up in Democratic Republic of Congo, the government has banned housing Ebola victims and promises police escorts for health workers at burials.

The number of cases in Democratic Republic of Congo’s latest outbreak of the virus has now surpassed 100.  

In response to a new outbreak, health workers will start administering vaccines again soon.

The bat version of the STING protein helps dampen the mammals' immune response to infection, researchers have found.

A step-by-step study of diseases that jump species gives subtle clues about future epidemics.

The World Health Organization predicts the number of cases in Democratic Republic of Congo will rise up to 300 by July.  

A total of 27 people have died since April, but new funds and the deployment of an experimental vaccine are expected to help contain the virus.