Africa

As new cases drop in Liberia, experts call for a fresh strategy that would target flare-ups

Oyewale Tomori, president of the Nigerian Academy of Science, blames corruption and bad leadership

An apparent decline in the rate of new cases is a dollop of good news

Senegal also officially transmission-free, and close contacts of Thomas Eric Duncan have been released from quarantine. Two other health care workers have also recovered

Authorities missed a teaching opportunity after the first case diagnosed in the United States, say Peter Sandman and Jody Lanard

In a remote part of the country, a desperate family's taxi ride moved the virus from county to county

Support grows for churning out millions of doses before candidates prove effective

At a WHO meeting, participants clash over the ethics of using a randomized controlled study in West Africa

2007 study of outbreak in Uganda offers most detailed clues to how virus is transmitted

Senga Omeonga, a physician, survived Ebola. Nine of his co-workers did not

Nancy Writebol, one of the world's most famous Ebola patients, discusses how she became infected

Experts gather at WHO to discuss how to use vaccines in the outbreak in West Africa

Without massive, fast surge in support, outbreak could top a million cases by 20 January

Record number of countries agree that the epidemic is a threat to peace and security

Ebola scientist Heinz Feldmann tested blood samples at a Liberian treatment center

President Barack Obama and U.S. Senate commit to help West Africa wallop the virus