Ebola
Ebola virus disease is a severe, often fatal illness controlled through patient isolation, supportive medical care, and close work with affected communities.
Snapshot: 9/21/2026, 3:30:49 PM · 1 tracked locations · 1,057 active cases (dataset)
At a glance
Quick facts
- How it spreads
- Direct contact with infectious body fluids of symptomatic or deceased patients; healthcare amplification without PPE is a recurring pattern.
- How serious
- About 70.2 of every 100 confirmed cases died
- Where it's active
- Highest current burden: Democratic Republic of the Congo (CD).
- Vaccine / treatment
- Ring vaccination where available, IPC bundles, community dead-body management protocols, and cross-border coordination.
Important
Virus Tracker provides aggregated outbreak monitoring for education and situational awareness. It is not medical advice, a diagnostic service, or a substitute for guidance from qualified health professionals or official public health agencies. Always consult licensed clinicians and authoritative sources for personal health decisions.
Overview
Outbreaks historically cluster in Central and West Africa with spillover from wildlife reservoirs. Rapid diagnostic deployment and safe burials bend epidemic curves. Virus Tracker provides geographic context for open metrics when mirrored in datasets.
Transmission
Direct contact with infectious body fluids of symptomatic or deceased patients; healthcare amplification without PPE is a recurring pattern.
Symptoms & clinical notes
Fever, GI symptoms, hemorrhagic signs in severe disease; early supportive care and fluid management improve survival.
Prevention & control
Ring vaccination where available, IPC bundles, community dead-body management protocols, and cross-border coordination.
Surveillance context
Contact tracing coverage and time-to-isolation are operational KPIs beyond case counts alone.
Live dataset
Key metrics
Active cases
1.1K
Deaths
2.8K
How fast it's spreading
302.9%
RisingEbola — global infection heat map
Country shading reflects relative active-case intensity from the current Virus Tracker dataset for this pathogen. Hover countries on desktop for counts.
Darker red = more people currently sick.
Live dataset
Trajectory outlook
Projected case trend with a modeled confidence range.
Projected case trajectory for Ebola, with a shaded confidence range, based on the current Virus Tracker dataset.
Illustrative estimateLive dataset
Top regions by active cases
The 1 tracked location with the most active Ebola cases in the current dataset.
Top 1 tracked location for Ebola by active cases, ranked highest to lowest.
Live dataset
Threat intelligence visuals
Threat matrix
How fast vs. how deadly
Each bubble is a threat. Bigger bubbles mean more people are currently sick.
Where this data comes from
11 of 15 sources are reporting normally.
- 11 healthy sourcesHealthy
- 4 sources downDown
- Data reliability
- 40%
- Confidence-adjusted exposure
- 423
Overall threat level
Where it's hitting hardest
- Democratic Republic of the Congo1.1K active · score 37.4
Dataset
Top affected regions
| Location | Active | Deaths | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Republic of the Congo (CD) | 1,057 | 2,822 | Rising |
Frequently asked questions
How do people catch Ebola?
Through direct contact with the blood, secretions, organs, or other body fluids of an infected person or animal, including handling the bodies of people who have died from the disease.
Is there a vaccine for Ebola?
Yes, an approved vaccine exists for one species of Ebola virus and has been used in ring-vaccination campaigns during outbreaks in West and Central Africa.
How deadly is Ebola virus disease?
Case-fatality rates have ranged from roughly 25% to 90% across past outbreaks, depending on the virus strain, outbreak response speed, and access to supportive care.
Is this page medical advice?
Virus Tracker provides aggregated outbreak monitoring for education and situational awareness. It is not medical advice, a diagnostic service, or a substitute for guidance from qualified health professionals or official public health agencies. Always consult licensed clinicians and authoritative sources for personal health decisions.
What does "outbreak activity" mean on Virus Tracker?
Outbreak activity reflects active-case burden relative to recoveries in our models. It helps compare stressed outbreak zones within the dataset—it is not a clinical score.
How often is this wiki updated?
Figures refresh on the site’s ingestion and revalidation schedule (typically about every 30 minutes in production). Timestamps on the dashboard snapshot indicate the last build of the underlying dataset.
Why might the heat map not match official government totals?
We merge multiple open sources and fallbacks; reporting lag, testing policy, and geographic coverage differ by country. Use national health ministries for authoritative case definitions.
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