Eight people who were running Ebola workshops in a remote area of Guinea have been found dead after being attacked by locals, says the government.
Ebola could become a major humanitarian crisis in countries currently affected, according to UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos.
President Barack Obama has called the Ebola crisis a threat to world security and has sent up to 3 000 US military personnel to the region.
The influx of people needing to be treated for Ebola has put strain on health services in West Africa, with workers having to turn patients away.
A new map has shown that more regions in Africa are at risk of animal-related Ebola infections than previously feared.
A vaccine could be made available for healthcare workers as early as November if the prototype undergoing trials is proven safe.
Health experts have met to discuss an end to killer virus Ebola, with two vaccines and eight experimental treatments on the table.
The continent’s biggest footballing event is to kick off amid troubles ranging from dual-identity players to the spread of the Ebola virus.
Japanese researchers have developed a new test for Ebola, which they say is quicker and cheaper than the current method used.
A growing number of healthcare workers have been infected by the Ebola outbreak, which will affect healthcare services to more than 20 000 people.
Panic surrounding the Ebola virus has affected healthcare workers and has led to the discrimination against patients suspected of being infected.
South Africa has so far not been impacted by Ebola, with no cases reported or confirmed according to the health department.
Sierra Leone’s markets have crumbled under the widespread panic that has affected most of Africa.
A Senegalese epidemiologist who contracted Ebola while working for the organisation. The current outbreak has killed at least 120 healthcare workers.
The DRC has confirmed its first Ebola outbreak in 2014, but claims it’s unrelated to the epidemic. It comes as the first UK case is also confirmed.
The World Health Organisation, which has been criticised for its response to Ebola, has revealed its strategy for halting the epidemic in West Africa.
The deadly virus is affecting productivity, trade and air traffic in already very poor countries.
South Africa became the newest in a line of countries to institute travel bans due to the worsening Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
The government has banned travel between South Africa and ‘high risk’ countries to prevent the spread of the deadly Ebola virus to the country.
The virus has forced otherwise lethargic African governments to act quickly and effectively.
Médecins Sans Frontières chief claims the response to the catastrophe is "almost zero", with nations most concerned with self-protection.
A health and safety officer working in Liberia – who is on home leave in SA – is in a stable condition, according to a health department statement.
The International Air Transport Association claims bans of flights out of countries suffering the spread of the disease are unnecessary.
The worst outbreak of the virus to date and the efforts to contain it will impact African economies.
Just a day’s drive from the epicentre of the outbreak, it’s little wonder Ebola propagates panic quicker than it spreads death in the coastal city.
Hospitals have been quarantined and borders closed as West Africa attempts to contain the outbreak of the deadly virus.
There is no need for South Africans to panic following the outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has said.
The virus has claimed its first victim in Nigeria, prompting officials to deploy health workers to all entry points and seek out suspected cases.
US officials are working with West African governments and aid groups to help stop the virus spreading further as known cases head for 1 100.
The Ebola epidemic in West Africa is officially the worst the world has seen as the death toll breaches 600, says the World Health Organisation.
Health ministers from West African countries have gathered to formulate a "drastic action" plan as the Ebola virus continues to kill in the region.
An outbreak of the disease has killed upwards of 330 people since February despite efforts by local health services and international experts.