Ebola virus disease

Ebola virus disease is an acute viral illness that occurs naturally in the forests of tropical Africa and is transmitted only through close contact. It is often fatal in humans.

Our missions

  • Conduct epidemiological surveillance of Ebola virus disease

  • Rapidly detect imported cases of Ebola virus disease to enable safe management and prevent the occurrence of cases in France

In brief

Videos, infographics, key statistics, expert interviews… Find the latest news and key information on Ebola here.

Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Update as ...

The disease

Ebola is a viral disease transmitted to humans, which is often fatal. It is a notifiable disease.

An acute, contagious, and often fatal disease

Ebola virus disease (formerly known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever) is an acute, severe, and often fatal viral disease in humans. It occurs naturally in the forests of tropical Africa.
First identified in 1976 in Sudan, the Ebola virus belongs to the...

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What We Do

Epidemiological surveillance of Ebola virus disease

Santé publique France monitors Ebola virus disease as part of the system for notifiable diseases.

Outside of periods of large-scale outbreaks of the disease in intertropical Africa, where the virus is endemic, the risk of imported Ebola cases...

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Data

An Ebola outbreak is currently underway in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. WHO bulletins on this outbreak are available here.

Ebola virus disease outbreaks are tracked by the WHO.

The 2014–2016 Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa

An Ebola virus disease outbreak occurred in West...

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Publications

Find here the latest scientific publications related to the studies and research conducted by Santé publique France

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